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	Moultonborough School District Monthly School Board Meeting Minutes Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Present: Laurie Whitley, Mark Borrin, Kathy Garry, Bill Blackadar, Fox Smith, Michael Lancor, Kay Peranelli, Andy Coppinger, Scott Laliberte, Lou Goscinski and Laurie Caldwell A 7:00 p.m. Chairperson Laurie Whitley called the meeting to order and led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance. Public Agenda: 1. Personnel Announcements: The Chairperson announced the following personnel appointment and resignation: • Christine Fritschka - Appointed as MA Health Teacher • Elizabeth Weeks - Resigned as MCS Paraeducator Public Input: None. Approval of Minutes: A. Board members reviewed minutes from the April 14, 2009 and April 23, 2009 School Board Meetings. Kathy Garry moved, and Mark Borrin seconded a motion, to approve both sets of minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously. General Items: A. Student Council Report: No Report. B. Cooperative Football Proposal: Board members reviewed proposals for a cooperative football team with Inter-Lakes High School. Mr. Blood, Scott Blundo and others discussed the proposal with the Board. After considerable discussion, Mark Borrin moved and Bill Blackadar seconded a motion, to accept the proposal as written. All members voted opposed. The motion was unanimously defeated. C. Historical Society Request: Moultonborough Historical Society members Mary Lamprey and Kathy Garry discussed with the Board and administration the Society’s desire to reestablish connections with MA and MCS. In past years, the Historical Society sponsored an essay contest for 6th graders and was involved with the Service Learning program at MA. By consensus, Board members agreed this was a good idea, as did administration. D. 2008-2009 Budget Expenditure Review: Board members and Advisory Budget Committee members reviewed the end-of-April Budget Expenditure Report. One of the charges of the Advisory Budget Committee is to conduct with school officials quarterly budget reviews. ABC members received a copy of the report in advance of the Board meeting. After discussion, it was requested to have a detailed revenue package presented once a quarter. E. Education Master Plan Draft: Board members reviewed Draft #1 of the 2009-2012 Education Master Plan. Members of the Dream and Data Teams met together during the morning on the May 6 Early Release Day to create this document. Mr. Lancor presented the plan and answered questions. The Board was asked to adopt the new Education Master Plan during their June meeting. F. Outing Club Trips: Board members reviewed information on two proposed overnight Outing Club trips. One is to The Forks in Maine on September 12, 2009 for white water rafting, and the second is to an AMC hut on October 24, 2009. Carolyn Nelson and Karin Conn attended the Board meeting to present these requests and answer any questions. Kathy Garry moved, and Mark Borrin seconded a motion, to approve these two outing trip requests as presented. The motion carried unanimously. G. Follow-Up Reports on Trips: Kathy Garry discussed with the other Board members the possibility of requesting representative students from groups that take out-of-state or out-of-country field trips (e.g. Latin Club, French Club, Spanish Club, Band and Chorus) attend a future School Board meeting to report on the trip. Board members felt this was a good idea for students to put something together to present to the Board within a 2-4 week time frame after returning. Chairperson's Report: A. Calendar: The Chairperson announced the following important calendar dates: June 9, 2009: School Board Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. - Town Hall B. Gov. Wentworth Regional Board Meeting: Chairperson Whitley announced that the Annual Gov. Wentworth Regional Board Meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Region 9 Vocational-Technical Education Center on Monday, May 18. C. School Board/Administration Goals 08-09/09-10: Board members reviewed a copy of the School Board/Administration Goals for 2008-2009. Board members and administration reviewed the progress made on these goals and began identifying and discussing goals for the upcoming 2009-2010 school year. D. Advisory Budget Committee Review: Board members reviewed the ABC Composition and Charge document for 2008-2009. Mr. Blackadar, Mr. Borrin, Mrs. Smith and Mr. Lancor attended the Joint School Board, Select Board, Library Trustees and ABC Meeting held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 7 to review this document and make recommendations for 2009-2010. Another joint meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 11 at the Town Hall. Pupil Personnel Services Director’s Report: A. Other Matters: None. Central School Administrative Report: A. Calendar: Mr. Laliberte reviewed the calendar for the months of May and June and highlighted upcoming MCS events. B. 2009-2010 Scheduling Initiative: Mr. Laliberte distributed and summarized an action plan for an MCS 2009-2010 Scheduling Initiative developed by Mr. Laliberte, Ms. D’Haene and MCS faculty. C. Artist in Residence Update: Mr. Laliberte presented an update on the Artist in Residence program featuring Cynthia Robinson. He described the moving mural being created for each grade which he hopes to unveil on May 22, 2009 at the Together Assembly. Academy Administrative Report:* A. Calendar: Mr. Coppinger highlighted the calendar for the months of May and June. B. Competencies Phase-In: Mr. Coppinger reviewed final 2009-2010 Competencies Phase-In Plan for the Board’s approval. He also explained the 2009-2010 middle school plan for exploratory subjects. After comparing and reviewing differences from last year, Mark Borrin moved, and Kathy Garry seconded a motion, to approve the plan as presented. The motion carried unanimously. C. Other Matters/PAC Minutes: Mr. Coppinger reviewed with the Board Parent Advisory Council Meeting minutes from the May 7, 2009 meeting. It was noted that 34% percent of students at MA were out on Earth Day which was celebrated the Friday before April vacation week. Changing the grading scale was also brought up at the PAC meeting. Mr. Coppinger distributed a copy of a memo summarizing middle school scheduling changes. The Board will review this again at their Board meeting in June. School Business Administrator’s Report: A. B & G Projects Update: Board members reviewed an up-to-date report on the 2008-2009 B & G projects that also includes a list of the priority projects for 2009-2010. Mrs. Peranelli and Mr. Lancor updated the Board on the exterior security cameras, Blake Road baseball and athletic track parking lots, the soccer field inside the athletic track, and the MA gymnasium floor. The B & G Committee will set a meeting time and date to move forward on 2009-2010 projects. B. Food Service Bids: Board members reviewed a copy of the Proposals for Operation and Management of the School Food Service Program which were due by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2009. Mrs. Peranelli reported on the one proposal received and made a recommendation to the School Board. Fox Smith moved, and Bill Blackadar seconded a motion, to accept the bid from Fresh Picks Cafe (formerly Cafe Services). The motion carried unanimously. C. Health and Dental Rates: Board members reviewed the District’s 2009-2010 health and dental insurance rates. Mrs. Peranelli reviewed the actual rates in comparison to the guaranteed maximum rates received last fall and the rates used in developing the 2009-2010 school district budget. 8.6 % was initially budgeted but was lowered to 6.6%. It came in at 2.5% which reduces expenditures by approximately $39,000. That savings will go into the self-insurance fund. The dental rates did not change. D. Fund Equity Estimate: Board members reviewed a fund equity statement. Mrs. Peranelli and Mr. Lancor presented an estimate of the fund equity on June 30, 2009 Superintendent's Report: Old Business: A. 2008-09 End-of-Year Update: As of Wednesday, May 6 there have been four school closings (all snow days) this school year. As of now, the last student day for grades K to 11 will be Tuesday, June 23 and the last teacher work day will be Wednesday, June 24. Senior Class Graduation will remain on Saturday, June 13. B. Staff Appreciation Week: Administration held barbecue lunches at 11:30 a.m. at MA on Thursday, May 7 and at MCS on Friday, May 8 during Staff Appreciation Week. C. Collective Bargaining: At the request of the School Board, Mr. Lancor wrote an email to the MSSA requesting a negotiations session be held in June 2009 during which: 1) Guidelines for Negotiations will be discussed and/or agreed upon, 2) both parties will present and review a list of CBA Articles and items to be brought forward in September, and 3) establish initial meeting dates in September and October 2009. The meeting will take place either June 17 or 18 June during final exams. D. Federal Stimulus Funds: Mr. Lancor updated the School Board on the amount of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Federal Stimulus) funds to be received by the District for IDEA and Title 1 during 2009-2010 and 2010-2011. E. Service Recognition: Once again this year the School Board will present service recognition awards during the end-of-the-year PTA Appreciation Breakfast to begin at 8:00 a.m. in the MA cafeteria on Wednesday, June 24. Staff members completing 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years of service in the District will be recognized. All School Board members are invited to attend this special breakfast. New Business: A. District Retirement Event: The District will honor all retirees during a reception at 3:00 p.m. in the Moultonborough Lions Club on Wednesday, May 27. Retirees to be honored are Meg Greenbaum, Sally Sibulkin, Cheryl Simard and Diane Quimby. B. Summer Curriculum Timeline: Mr. Lancor reviewed with the Board the timeline for submission and approval of 2009 summer curriculum proposals. A summary of proposal requests will be reviewed during the June 9 Board meeting. School Board Committee Reports: A. Buildings and Grounds: Members of the B & G Committee need to set a meeting date. B. Personnel and Negotiations: Members of the Personnel and Negotiations Committee need to set a meeting date. C. Transportation and Insurance: No Report. D. Policies: Members of the Policy Committee need to set a meeting date. E. Athletic Committee: Report to be Given. F. Technology Planning Committee: No Report Administration/Community Committee Reports: A. Moultonborough Taking Action (MTA): Board members reviewed the minutes of the MTA meeting held on April 21, 2009. The next MTA meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 21 at the Public Library. B. Wellness Advisory Committee: Board members reviewed minutes of the Wellness Advisory Committee meeting on April 15, 2009. The next committee meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the SAU Conference Room on Thursday, May 14. C. Safe Routes to School: Board members reviewed minutes of the Safe Routes to School Meeting held on Monday, May 4. Public Input: None. At 9:55 p.m., Mark Borrin moved, and Fox Smith seconded a motion, to go into Non-Public Session Under RSA 91-A:3, Paragraph II (a), (b), (c). A roll call vote was taken with all members answering in the affirmative.