June 5th Minutes

Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting

of

RSU #74 Board of Directors

Monday, June 5, 2023

6:00 p.m.

At

Carrabec High School

Troy Dunphy, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.

Directors Present: Troy Dunphy, Judi Dunphy, Doug Cahill, Kevin Sousa, Pam Mitchell, Grace Carreiro, David Royce, Robert Lindblom, Brenda Stevens, Bobbi Sue Harrington, Eric Ewing, and Tori MacDonald.

Directors absent with notification: Heather Longley, Laura Layman, and Robert Lightbody.

Directors Absent without notification:  None

Staff Members Present: 17

Students Present: 10

Citizens Present:  12

Agenda Item #1 PRESENTATIONS OF AWARDS

Mr. Dunphy and Mr. Sousa presented awards to Rob & Carrie Peabody, Brenda Mullin, Chudula Holden, and Peter Campbell.

Agenda Item #2 ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA

Moving Agenda item #10 to #13a.

Agenda Item #3 TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF MAY 3, 2023.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Judi Dunphy the Board voted 11-0-1 to approve the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of May 3, 2023. Bobbi Sue Harrington abstained. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #4 TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF MAY 25, 2023.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Judi Dunphy the Board voted 10-0-2 to approve the Minutes of the Special Board Meeting of May 25, 2023. Bobbie Sue Harrington and Robert Lindblom abstained.  Motion passed.

Agenda Item #5 PRESENTATIONS: CHS Outdoor Skills & Leadership Course

Agenda Item #6 REPORTS: 

A.)    Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Campbell discussed the appointments, resignations, and nominations.

1. Appointments:

 Eileen McDonald – Cook Manager - GSS – per contract

Kalgari Reed –  STEAM Lead Teacher – Solon – per contract

Tiffany Medwick – Bus Driver – per contract

Taylor Fournier – Asst. Cook –CCS – per contract

Brian Twitchell – Certification Committee Chair – per contract

Mary Keenan – Ed Tech Authorization Chair – per contract

Jasmyn Wagg – STEAM Lead Teacher – GSS – per contract

Jasmyn Wagg – Lead Teacher – GSS – per contract

Richard Reichenbach – STEAM Lead Teacher – CCS – per contract

Melody Rich – Lead Teacher – Solon – per contract

Patricia Theberge – New Teacher Mentor – CCS – per contract

Jennifer Hebert – New Teacher Mentor GSS- per contract

Michelle Stevens – New Teacher Mentor – Solon – per contract

Stacey Robinson – New Teacher Mentor – CHS – per contract

Mary Keenan - PreK- 5 summer School Intructor – per contract

Jenah Leeman - PreK- 5 summer School Intructor - per contract

Brenda Mullin - PreK- 5 summer School Intructor - per contract

Aimie Pomerleau - PreK- 5 summer School Intructor - per contract

Jennifer LaChance - PreK- 5 summer School Intructor - per contract

Jessie Cates - PreK- 5 summer School Intructor - per contract

Kathryn Shea-Stocking - PreK- 5 summer School Intructor - per contract

Valerie Pinkham - PreK- 5 summer School Intructor - per contract

Desiraeh Ladd - PreK- 5 summer School Intructor - per contract

Tanya McFadyen - PreK- 5 summer School Intructor - per contract

Jill Shelley - PreK- 5 summer School Intructor - per contract

Kalgari Reed - PreK- 5 summer School Intructor - per contract

Tanya Carey - PreK- 5 summer School Intructor - per contract

Jennifer Hebert - PreK- 5 summer School Intructor - per contract

Jillian Holden - PreK- 5 summer School Intructor - per contract

Heather Austin - PreK- 5 summer School Intructor - per contract

                     Candy Lebeau – Yearbook Advisor – CCS – per contract

                     Katie Hall – Junior Advisory Dean – CHS – per contract

                     Aaron Baum – Senior Advisory Dean – CHS – per contract

                     Stacey Robinson – Freshmen Advisory Dean – CHS – per contract

                     Stacey Robinson – NHS Advisor – CHS – per contract

                     John Berube – Sophmore Advisory Dean – CHS – per contract

                     Maurice Langlois – NHS Advisor – CHS – per contract

                     Kim Cole – Yearbook Advisor – CHS – per contract

2.   Resignations: 

Elaine Jillson – Special Ed. Ed. Tech III - Retirement

Eileen McDonald – Cook Asst. CCS

   Monique Bess – Special Education Teacher

3.   Nominations: 

   Jillian Holden – Learning Interventionist – GSS – per contract

   Barbara Jordan – 40% Learning Interventionist – per contract

Kim Swihart – 4th Grade Teacher – CCS – per contract

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Doug Cahill the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the three nominations. Motion passed.

B.)    Administrators:  Written Reports were mailed to Board members and are available online at www.carrabec.org.

C.)    Committees:

None

Agenda Item #7. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

On behalf of the RSU #74 Board of Directors, I want to make it clear that we encourage public comment during the Public Comment portion of this meeting. There are restrictions, however, on what is allowed to be discussed publicly. Those comments are limited to policy and procedures in general terms.

Comments or complaints that may pertain to personnel and/or personnel issues should be raised through RSU #74 School Board Policy JII/KI/GBK. This policy outlines the procedures to be followed.

Each individual choosing to speak tonight will be provided with 3 minutes so that we can hear from as many members of the public as possible.

The RSU #74 Board of Directors will follow RSU #74 School Board Policy BEDH/KD in that public participation will be limited to no more than 30 minutes in total length and that all comments at a regular meeting may deal with any topic related to the Board of Directors’ conduct of the schools. The Board of Directors shall give due attention to comments and contributions from the audience but shall not respond or take any immediate action.”

For those who wish to participate, please note that in order to keep things running smoothly, we do have a number of guidelines that people need to follow when making public comment. Those include the following:

1.   Please address your thoughts to me, the Chair, and the rest of the School Board. 

2.   We expect all members of the public to remain civil during the public comment period. This includes the speaker, as well as members of the audience. This means you may not share gossip, make defamatory comments, or use abusive or vulgar language. 

3.   Individuals should not provide thoughts/reactions/commentary unless recognized by the Chair. We request that you do not clap, boo, or provide similar reactions.

4.   Comments about specific individuals, including students and school employees, have the potential to violate the rights of those individuals, and will not be tolerated.

If the Board has specific procedures or policies with respect to the matter on which you are commenting, I may redirect you to those policies rather than allow you to continue. If another commenter discusses the issue you wish you discuss, you may address the Board, but please try to reduce repetition.

Please note that if you violate these rules or exceed the time allotted to you, I may give you a warning or ask you to stop. If you choose to continue, you will be asked to leave and escorted out.

On behalf of the Board, we appreciate your interest and look forward to hearing from you. I will now recognize the first speaker – are there any individuals present that would like to address the Board?

None

ACTION ITEMS:

Agenda Item #8.  TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE SECOND READING OF POLICY IKF.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Doug Cahill the Board voted 10-1 to approve the second reading of policy IKF. Bobbie Sue Harrington voted no. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #9. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE A CHS STUDENT FOR EARLY GRADUATION PER BOARD POLICY.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Doug Cahill the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve a CHS student for early graduation per Board policy. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #11. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL TAKE ACTION IN REGARDS TO SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Eric Ewing the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve taking action in regards to school attendance areas within the school district. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #12. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE 8TH GRADE OVERNIGHT TRIP TO HUTS & TRAILS ON JUNE 12TH AND 13TH.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Doug Cahill the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the 8th Grade overnight trip to Huts & Trails on June 12th and 13th. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #13. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, PURSUANT TO MRS. TITLE 1, CHAPTER 13, SUBCHAPTER 1, SUBSECTION 405.6.D.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Robert Lindblom the Board voted by unanimous consent to enter into executive session at 6:37 p.m. Motion passed.

Out of executive session at 7:02 p.m. No action was taken.

Board entered back into regular session at 7:03p.m.

Agenda Item #13a. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ALLOW THE SUPERINTENDENT TO HIRE TEACHERS IN THE MONTHS OF JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Doug Cahill the Board voted by unanimous consent to allow the Superintendent to hire teachers in the months of June, July, and August. Motion passed.

The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 7:04 p.m.

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Mark Campbell

Superintendent