PLEASE
NOTE THAT THE MINUTES WILL NOT BE FINAL UNTIL
THE
BOARD HAS APPROVED THEM AT ITS NEXT MEETING.
July
12, 2007
The Board of Directors of
The following Directors were present: Kim Totten, Chair; Maryane Burns; Dorothy
“Dee” Carrier; Dorothy Gardner; Sheila Havey; Robert W. Hill; David A. Johnson;
Joanne Reinhart; Joanne M. Rogers; Donald Russell; Rebekah Stimpson; Gwen
Thomas; and Roland Tufts. Sam Prindall,
student representative to the Board of Directors, was also present.
Not present was Jane Meisenbach.
1. Call to order
The
meeting was called to order by Chairman Totten at 6:37 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
Adjustments to the agenda were noted, as
follows, and integrated appropriately into the agenda.
4. Add
to agenda the consideration of minutes of the June 7, 2007 regular meeting (inadvertently omitted from the
listing on the agenda)
Add 6.6a To appoint Allison Barrett to a first-year probationary contract as a 6th
grade Language Arts & Social Studies teacher at
Add 6.6b To appoint Erin Carrigan to a first-year probationary contract as a Social
Worker at
Add 6.6c To
appoint Lancy Swanson to a
first-year probationary contract as a Special Education teacher at
Add 6.6d To appoint Lisa Hogan, Middle School science teacher, to the position of
District Technology Integrator
Add 6.7a To
accept the resignation of Catherine
Sleeman,
Add 6.7b To accept the resignation of Britt Wolfe,
3.1 RECOGNITIONS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Ø
Welcome
Joanne Reinhart – Bowdoinham representative to the Board of
Directors
Ø
Ø Sandy
Bickford, Middle School Athletic Director – Certified as an Athletic
Administrator by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administration
Association
Ø M.S.A.D.
No. 75 Trek Across
4. To
take action relative to accepting as printed the minutes of June 7, 2007 regular
{correction
noted}; June 21, 2007 regular; and June 28, 2007
special meetings of the Board of Directors
It was moved by Mr. Johnson, seconded by
Mrs. Rogers, and VOTED (867 yeas, 0
nays, 66 abstentions, and 67 absent) to accept as printed the minutes of
the June 7, 2007 regular meeting of the Board of Directors.
Voting yea were Ms. Burns, Mrs. Carrier,
Mrs. Gardner, Ms. Havey, Mr. Hill, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Reinhart, Mrs. Rogers, Mr.
Russell, Ms. Thomas, Mrs. Totten, and Mr. Tufts.
There were no nay votes.
Abstaining from voting was Ms. Stimpson.
Absent was Mrs. Meisenbach.
It was moved by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mrs.
Rogers, and VOTED (713 yeas, 0 nays, 220
abstentions, and 67 absent) to accept as printed the minutes of the June
21, 2007, regular meeting of the Board of Directors.
Voting yea were Ms. Burns, Mrs. Carrier,
Mrs. Gardner, Mr. Hill, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Reinhart, Mrs. Rogers, Mr. Russell,
Ms. Thomas, and Mrs. Totten.
There were no nay votes.
Abstaining from voting were Ms. Havey, Ms.
Stimpson, and Mr. Tufts.
Absent was Mrs. Meisenbach.
On the June 28, 2007 minutes, Mrs. Carrier
noted that Mrs. Totten should have been identified as the Chair (not Vice-Chair)
of the Board and noted that the record should indicate that the District’s
attorney, Peter Lowe, was present.
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers, seconded by
Mrs. Gardner, and VOTED (779 yeas, 0
nays, 154 abstentions, and 67 absent) to accept as corrected the minutes of
the June 28, 2007, special meeting of the Board of Directors.
Voting yea were Ms. Burns, Mrs. Carrier,
Mrs. Gardner, Mr. Hill, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Reinhart, Mrs. Rogers, Ms. Stimpson,
Ms. Thomas, Mrs. Totten, and Mr. Tufts.
There were no nay votes.
Abstaining from voting were Ms. Havey and
Mr. Russell.
Absent was Mrs. Meisenbach.
{Chairman Totten reordered
some items on the agenda.}
6. NEW BUSINESS:
6.1 To
appoint Sarah Cowperthwaite to a
first-year probationary contract as high school art teacher at Bachelor’s +15,
Step 8, for the 2007-2008 contract year
It was moved by Mrs. Gardner,
seconded by Mr. Johnson, and VOTED
(unanimously) to appoint Sarah
Cowperthwaite to a first-year probationary contract as high school art
teacher at Bachelor’s +15, Step 8, for the 2007-2008 contract year.
6.2 To
appoint Whitney Michele Reeves to a
first-year probationary contract as a Grades 2/3 teacher at
It was moved by Mr. Hill,
seconded by Mr. Johnson, and VOTED
(unanimously) to appoint Whitney
Michele Reeves to a first-year probationary contract as a Grades 2/3
teacher at West Harpswell School, at Bachelor’s, Step 3, for the 2007-2008
contract year.
6.3 To
appoint Ryan Holmes to a first-year
probationary contract as high school physical education teacher, at Bachelor’s,
Step 3, for the 2007-2008 contract year
It was moved by Mr. Hill, seconded
by Mrs. Gardner, and VOTED (unanimously)
to appoint Ryan Holmes to a
first-year probationary contract as high school physical education teacher, at
Bachelor’s, Step 3, for the 2007-2008 contract year.
6.4 To
appoint Sara Eaton to a first-year
probationary contract as a school social worker at
It was moved by Mrs. Carrier,
seconded by Mrs. Rogers, and VOTED
(unanimously) to appoint Sara Eaton to
a first-year probationary contract as a school social worker at Woodside
Elementary School, at Master’s, Step 10, for the 2007-2008 contract year.
6.5 To
appoint Katrina Barter to a first-year
probationary contract as a .6 {correction noted) FTE school nurse at Williams-Cone &
Harpswell Islands Schools, at Bachelor’s, Step 13 (prorated), for the 2007-2008
contract year
It was moved by Mrs. Carrier,
seconded by Mrs. Rogers, and VOTED
(unanimously) to appoint Katrina
Barter to a first-year probationary contract as a .6 {correction noted} FTE school nurse at
Williams-Cone & Harpswell Islands Schools, at Bachelor’s, Step 13
(prorated), for the 2007-2008 contract year.
6.6 To
appoint Peter Slaski to a first-year
probationary contract as a seventh grade mathematics teacher at
It was moved by Mrs. Carrier,
seconded by Mr. Johnson, and VOTED
(unanimously) to appoint Peter
Slaski to a first-year probationary contract as a seventh grade mathematics
teacher at Mt. Ararat Middle School, at Master’s, Step 6, for the 2007-2008
contract year.
6.6a To
appoint Allison Barrett to a
first-year probationary contract as a 6th grade Language Arts &
Social Studies teacher at Mt. Ararat Middle School, at Bachelor’s +15, Step 2,
for the 2007-2008 contract year
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers,
seconded by Mr. Johnson, and VOTED
(unanimously) to appoint Allison
Barrett to a first-year probationary contract as a 6th grade
Language Arts & Social Studies teacher at Mt. Ararat Middle School, at Bachelor’s +15, Step 2, for the 2007-2008
contract year.
6.6b To
appoint Erin Carrigan to a
first-year probationary contract as a Social Worker at
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers,
seconded by Mr. Johnson, and VOTED (unanimously)
to appoint Erin Carrigan to a
first-year probationary contract as a Social Worker at Mt. Ararat Middle
School, at Master’s, Step 2, for the 2007-2008 contract year.
6.6c To
appoint Lancy Swanson to a
first-year probationary contract as a Special Education teacher at
It was moved by Mr. Hill,
seconded by Mr. Johnson, and VOTED
(unanimously) to appoint Lancy
Swanson to a first-year probationary contract as a Special Education
teacher at Mt. Ararat Middle School, at Master’s, Step 4, for the 2007-2008
contract year.
6.6d To
transfer Lisa Hogan, Middle School
science teacher, to the position of District Technology Integrator
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers,
seconded by Mr. Johnson, and VOTED
(unanimously) to transfer Lisa
Hogan, Middle School science teacher, to the position of District
Technology Integrator.
6.7 To
eliminate one .5 FTE Kindergarten position at Williams-Cone School and to
transfer Roxanne Auclair, .5 FTE
Kindergarten teacher, to .5 FTE first grade position, and to appoint Lisa Boyle to a first-year probationary
contract to the position of .5 FTE first grade teacher, at Bachelor’s, Step 9
(prorated), to share the first grade assignment with Ms. Auclair
Ms. Burns expressed her
feeling that it is best for children of this age to have only one teacher all
day long.
Principal Otis Thompson
explained that these two individuals work well together and that next year’s
first grade probably won’t support the current number of sections. Ms. Havey related that a similar arrangement
had met with mixed results, citing a lack of continuity. Mr. Thompson related that both individuals
will be together at noon. He related he
had received no objections from anyone, after he had invited those with
concerns about this job-sharing proposal to forward them to him.
Superintendent Wilhelm
indicated that Ms. Boyle will be in the school all day – in her role as part-time
literacy teacher and the position being shared with Ms. Auclair.
Mrs. Carrier asked what would
have normally happened in a case of having to eliminate a section of a grade
due to a lack of adequate supporting enrollment. Mr. Thompson said the position would have
been advertised, as was the case in this instance.
While feeling the situation is
not ideal, Ms. Burns is willing to think this arrangement might work because of
the numbers and the fact that it is for only one year. She stated her feeling that communication
between the school and home is not always satisfactory and hopes that parent
conferences can be held with both teachers.
Mrs. Totten would be
interested in a mid-year report on how this arrangement is working.
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers and
seconded by Mrs. Gardner to eliminate one .5 FTE Kindergarten position at
Williams-Cone School and to transfer Roxanne
Auclair, .5 FTE Kindergarten teacher, t .5 FTE first grade position, and to
appoint Lisa Boyle to a first-year
probationary contract to the position of .5 FTE first grade teacher, at
Bachelor’s, Step 9 (prorated), to share the first grade assignment with Ms.
Auclair.
It was moved by Mrs. Carrier, seconded
by Ms. Thomas, and VOTED (unanimously) to
amend the motion to include that this arrangement will be reviewed at the end
of the year to determine its effectiveness and necessity of continuing the job
sharing.
The amended motion was VOTED (856 yeas, 77 nays, 0 abstentions,
and 67 absent).
Voting yea were Ms. Burns,
Mrs. Carrier, Mrs. Gardner, Mr. Hill, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Reinhart, Mrs. Rogers,
Mr. Russell, Ms. Stimpson, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Totten, and Mr. Tufts.
Voting
nay was Ms. Havey.
There
were no abstentions.
Absent
was Mrs. Meisenbach.
6.7a To
accept the resignation of Catherine
Sleeman,
It was moved by Mrs. Carrier,
seconded by Mr. Johnson, and VOTED
(unanimously) to accept the resignation of Catherine Sleeman,
6.7b To
accept the resignation of Britt Wolfe, Mt.
Ararat High School Assistant Principal, effective no later than August 15, 2007
Mr. Wolfe has resigned to
assume the position of Principal of
Superintendent Wilhelm
indicated that Mr. Wolfe would like an opportunity to address the Board about
this. He expressed pleasure that Mr.
Wolfe is advancing in his career and said that he is sorry to lose him as an
administrator in M.S.A.D. No. 75.
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers,
seconded by Mrs. Gardner, and VOTED
(unanimously) to accept with regret the resignation of Britt Wolfe,
Expressing an interest in
serving on the Selection Committee were Mrs. Rogers, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Gardner
and Sam Prindall.
6.8 To
review the current context of the District’s No Child Left Behind application
development process and seek input from stakeholders to improve the District’s
2007-2008 NCLB program plans
Assistant Superintendent Sally
Loughlin had prepared an overview of the NCLB grants, ’07 funding of each, and
the programs initiated under each grant.
Mr.
Hill thanked Ms. Loughlin for the report.
6.9 To
approve the sale and award of the $362,500 capital improvement bond to a
financial institution as per the vote included in Exhibit 6.9
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers,
seconded by Mr. Hill, and VOTED
(unanimously) to approve the sale and award of the $362,500 capital
improvement bond to KeyBank National
Association as per the vote included in Exhibit 6.9, as follows:
1. That pursuant to the provisions of 20-A M.R.S.A. Section
1311, as amended, and all other authority thereto enabling, and to provide
funds for the costs of minor capital improvements at various District
facilities (the “Project”), all as approved by the voters of the District at
the District Referendum held June 12, 2007 and to provide the costs of
issuance, the Treasurer and the Chairman of the Board of School Directors are
hereby authorized and empowered in the name and on behalf of the District to
borrow up to $362,500 and the Treasurer and Chairman of the Board of School
Directors of the District be and hereby are authorized and empowered, in the
name and on behalf of the District, to execute and deliver such agreements,
documents and other instruments as the Treasurer and Chairman of the Board of
School Directors may deem necessary or appropriate in order to effect such
borrowing, such agreements and documents and other instruments to contain such
terms and provisions, not contrary to the general tenor hereof, as the
Treasurer and Chairman of the Board of School Directors may approve, their
approval to be conclusively evidenced by their execution thereof; and
2. In order to provide funds for the Project described in
the foregoing, the Board of School Directors hereby approves and authorizes the
issue, sale and delivery, as evidence of the aforesaid borrowing, of 2007
Capital Improvement Bonds (the “Bonds”) of the District in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $362,500, such bonds to be signed by the
Treasurer and countersigned by the Chairman of the Board of School Directors
and to contain such other terms and provisions as the officers executing the
same may approve, their approval to be conclusively evidenced by their
execution thereof; and the authority and discretion to fix the date(s),
maturity(ies), interest rate(s), call(s) for redemption, place(s) of payment,
form and other details of said bonds or notes, and to provide for the sale
thereof, is hereby delegated to the Treasurer and Chairman of the Board of
School Directors; and
3. That said Bonds are hereby sold and awarded to KeyBank
National Association pursuant to its proposal dated July 11, 2007.
4. That all things heretofore done and all action
heretofore taken by the District, its officers and agents in the authorization
of said Bonds are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed and the Treasurer and
Chairman of the Board of School Directors are each hereby authorized to take
any and all action necessary or convenient to carry out the provisions of this
voting, including delivering said Bonds against payment therefor.
6.10 To
enter executive session to consider the re-admittance of an expelled student
per Title 20-A 405 (6)(B)
At 7:15 p.m. it was moved by
Mrs. Rogers, seconded by Mr. Hill, and VOTED
(unanimously) to enter executive session to consider the re-admittance of
an expelled student per Title 20-A 405 (6)(B).
It was noted that Brenda Brown, Don Gray, Matthew Killan, Anna Feldman,
and Keri Chaput will be allowed to remain in the executive session.
The
executive session ended at 8:10 p.m.
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers,
seconded by Mrs. Carrier, and VOTED
(unanimously) to approve the re-admittance of an expelled student per Title
20-A 405 (6) (B), with stipulations.
6.11 To
hear more information regarding Public Law 2007, Chapter 240, Part XXXX, School
Administrative Reorganization and its effect on M.S.A.D. No. 75
Business Manager Ron Lavender
provided information. He stated that
this Board must decide by August 30th whether it will stand by
itself or consolidate with others. The
Board must demonstrate why it comes to the conclusion at which it arrives.
Superintendent Wilhelm
reported that a preliminary meeting regarding possibilities of consolidating
with
Mr. Lavender presented funding
scenarios including the possibility of
Mr. Lavender noted that the
State is taking the narrowest view of what central office administration is,
stating that some systems don’t have to find as much savings, since some
systems are municipalities (i.e.
Mr. Hill asked why Lisbon was
approaching other systems, and Superintendent Wilhelm stated that under the
Law, they must attempt to “partner” with another system. Dr. Wilhelm indicated the Board needs to
know what it will take to achieve necessary savings and where it would find the
dollars to retain local control at its current level, if the District were to
stand alone.
Superintendent Wilhelm
stressed that time is short. He asked if
the Board wants to continue its discussions with
5. OLD
BUSINESS:
5.1
To consider setting Board goals for the
2007-2008 school year
Mr. Hill expressed the
sentiment that “it’s time” to achieve some of the goals listed.
Ms. Burns thought that No. 2
was vague and should be more specific about what we want to achieve. She commented that we need to work on
communicating with parents.
This item will be re-visited
by the Board.
7. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
7.1 Curriculum
Committee report – As Chairman of the Curriculum Committee, Mr. Hill reported
on this evening’s meeting regarding the identification process for 8th
grade algebra.
8. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT:
8.1 Meeting with School
8.2 Jobs
for
8.3
Summer Board meeting schedule – The Board
will meet on August 9th.
8.4
Superintendent Wilhelm announced that
Principal Sandra Trach will begin her maternity leave on August 1st.
8.5
Superintendent Wilhelm informed the Board
that the recently-denied employee grievance will be going to arbitration.
9. ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
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