Nov. 7 Minutes

Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting

of

RSU #74 Board of Directors

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

6:00 p.m.

At

Carrabec High School

Robert Demchak, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.

Directors Present: Judi Dunphy, Robert Demchak, Troy Dunphy, Grace Carreiro, Dulcie Welch, Larry Dunphy, Dwight Barron, Kevin Sousa, Heather Hilenski, Robert Lindblom, Laura Layman, and Deron Whittemore.

Directors absent with notification: Tammy Murray, Jessi Campbell, and Bobbi Sue Harrington

Directors Absent without notification: None

Staff Members Present: 9

Students Present: 1

Citizens Present: 0

Agenda Item #1 ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA

Upon motion was by Troy Dunphy and seconded by Deron Whittemore to Board voted by unanimous consent to pull policy JLFA from agenda item #6.

Upon motion by Troy Dunphy and seconded by Robert Lindblom the Board voted by unanimous consent to add agenda item 6a. To approve the first reading of policy JLFA.

Under agenda item 4a. Andrew Ferrari was added for boys and girls Assistant Basketball Coach at CCS

Agenda Item #2 TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF OCTOBER 3, 2018.

Upon motion by Troy Dunphy and seconded by Kevin Sousa the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the minutes of the regular board meeting of October 3, 2018.

Agenda Item #3 PRESENTATIONS: None

Agenda Item #4 REPORTS:

A.) Superintendent’s Report

Mr. Tracy gave an update on carry over on the budget, a visit from the Department of Labor, and spoke about the MSMA conference.

1. Appointments:

Dave Ela – Gear-Up Coordinator - $750 stipend

Scott Hall – Gear-Up Coordinator - $1750 stipend

Tony Pranses – After School Tutor Math/Science – per contract

Tammy Long – After School Tutor ELA/SS – per contract

Brian Twitchell – MPP Grant Coordinator – funded through Gear-Up

Peter Manning – MPP Grant Coordinator – funded through Gear-Up

Erik Carey – Girls & Boys Basketball Coach – CCS – per contract

Lisa Weggler – Cheering Coach – CCS – per contract

Stacey Robinson – NHS – Co-advisor – per contract

Maurice Langlois – NHS Co-advisor – per contract

Chuck Glidden – Boys JV Basketball Coach – CHS – per contract

Michael Cahill – Volunteer Assistant Coach Girls Varsity Basketball

Andrew Ferrari – Boys & Girls Basketball Coach – CCS – per contract

2. Resignations: None

3. Nominations: None

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

C.) Committees:

Finance Committee met on October 10th - Robert Demchak reported

Policy Committee met on October 17th – Robert Demchak reported

D.) MSMA Conference Reports

Laura Layman, Judi Dunphy, Robert Demchak, and Mr. Tracy reported.

Agenda Item #5 CITIZENS COMMENTS ON AGENDA

“The RSU #74 school board will follow school board policy BEDH/KD, in that public comment will be limited to no more than 30 minutes in total length and that all comments must relate to the business to be conducted by the RSU #74 school board at the stated meeting on the current agenda.

None

Action Items:

Agenda Item #6 TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE POLICIES GCBB, IHBAI, IK, IKAB, IKE-R, IKF, AND IKFC.

Upon motion by Troy Dunphy and seconded by Deron Whittemore the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve policies GCBB, IHBAI, IK, IKAB, IKE-R, IKF, and IKFC.

Agenda Item #6a. TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF POLICY JLFA.

Upon motion by Troy Dunphy and seconded by Deron Whittemore the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the first reading of policy JLFA.

Discussion:

Agenda Item #7 TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE STRATEGIC PLANNING UPDATE.

Upon motion by Troy Dunphy and seconded by Deron Whittemore the Board voted to discuss the Strategic Planning update.

Executive Session:

Agenda Item #8 TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER MRS.TITLE 1, CHAPTER 13, SUBCHAPTER 1: SUB SECTION 405, 6-A. FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS’ EVALUATION.

Upon motion by Troy Dunphy and seconded by Deron Whittemore the Board voted by unanimous consent to enter into executive session at 7:37 pm.

Upon motion by Deron Whittemore and seconded by Heather Hilenski the Board voted by unanimous consent to issue the Superintendent’s contract per the terms discussed in executive session.

Entered back into regular session at 8:04 pm

Agenda Item #9 ADJOURNMENT

The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 8:05 pm

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Michael Tracy

Superintendent