Board Meeting Minutes
Present:
Also present: C. Cardine, Supt., K. Dassau, Asst. Supt., R. Cloutier, Asst. Business
Manager, and D. Hodgdon, Curriculum Director.
Principals: D. Mousette, D. Dahl and D. Stockwell.
R. Marra reminded the Board
why they are here to strive for the best education of every child.
1. CONSENT
AGENDA:
Minutes of
2. CORRESPONDENCE
AND ANNOUNCEMENT: C. Cardine announced that three students at MRHS made the National
Merit Scholar list. He will announce the names at the next meeting.
The after school annual report
was passed out to the Board Members.
C. Cardine read a letter to
the Board written in response to the Sullivan Selectmen responding to their concerns
on the building of the default budget. The letter will be sent to the Sullivan
Selectmen.
3. STUDENT
COUNCIL CONCERNS: No report.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
5. Other School Board Business:
A.
Board Committee Reports:
Community Relations Committee: D. Gurian reported that the
committee met on
2. Facilities
Committee:
K. Cota reported that the committee met on
3. Finance Committee: No report at this time. D.
Gurian informed the Board that the Budget Committee did meet. J. Gomarlo was
elected chair. J. Gomarlo suggested that a group of
budget members, members of the trade and community members each adopt a school
and visit that school throughout the year to see what is needed. More discussion on this topic at the next meeting. R. Marra
asked J. Gomarlo to appoint a representative to the Board. The next Finance
Meeting will be on
4. Policy Committee: W. Felton reported that the
minutes of the
R. Marra would
like to remind the members that the ADHOC Advisory will be meeting on
New Business: Memorandum of Understanding: K. Cota reported that the
Facilities Committee discussed the generator. The generator was offered and
installed for a minimal cost in house. The generator will get fired up once a
month. The committee thought it was a good offer. MOTION: K. Cota MOVED to
accept the Memorandum of Understanding. SECOND:
W. Felton. VOTE: 10.653/0/0/4.346.
Motion passes.
Use of Facilities: MOTION: K. Cota MOVED to allow the MRHS as a mass care shelter in case of an
emergency. SECOND: W. Felton. VOTE: 10.654/0/0/4.346. Motion passes.
Supt. Cardine
has received a request to offer the Health course during the summer. Ten
students were not able to take the Health Course because of scheduling. The cost
will be taken out of the Summer School Account. Board action will be discussed
at the next meeting.
Supt. Cardine received
a request from
C. Old Business: Asbestos Issue: R. Marra asked the
Facilities Committee and the Finance Committee to bring a recommendation to the
Board for the next meeting. There is no urgency.
C. Cardine
passed out information to the Board in regards to how the staff will be assigned
in the Northern Schools next year. R. Thackston commented on the number of
aides and asked if it was proportional to
D. Curriculum Report: Wayne Bartels Service
Learning: The
report will be given at the next meeting.
E.
21st Century
Report: C.
Cardine passed out information to the Board regarding the NEASC Report dated
F.
Action on the Manifest: (The original vote was taken at the end of the meeting before non-public) MOTION: J. Morin MOVED the manifest in the amount of $1,667,996.91. SECOND: W. Wright. DISCUSSION: Questions were asked on the Do It School. This is a school
for special needs children.
6. Superintendent’s Report: C. Cardine handed out
information to the Board regarding the Legislative Bulletin from the NH School
Boards’ Association. He discussed a bill currently being looked at by the
legislature to allow cooperative school districts to apply the funding received
from the state of NH prior the costs being split out to the towns. He suggests
getting a group together to look at this bill. He explained that the law regarding
cooperative districts originally was set up in this manner. K. Cota asked when
it changed. R. Thackston explained that it changed in 1972. C. K. Cota asked if this had to be voted on. C.
Cardine explained that it would need to be approved by the voters. Mr. Cardine will be
presenting a report with examples at the May board meeting.
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS: No Comments.
8. Board Chair Report: No report.
9. SETTING UP THE NEXT MEETING’S AGENDA:
1. Committee Reports
2. MRPSOC Grant
3. MC2 Report
4. Health Course Request
5.
6. Service Learning Mr. Bartels
rescheduled
7. Supt. Report on Adequacy
8. Transition Team from
K. Cota would like to discuss
the middle school concept. D. Hodgdon explained that the administration team
feels as if they have made a recommendation and now would like to hear from the
Board.
10. NON PUBLIC SESSION
8:35 PM R. Thackston MOVED to enter
into non-public session for the purpose of discussing a legal issue, personnel , and approving the non-public minutes of
11. Adjournment
Respectfully submitted,
Laura L. Aivaliotis
MRSD Secretary