Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting

of

RSU #74 Board of Directors

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

6:00 p.m.

At

Carrabec Community School



Troy Dunphy, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.

Directors Present: Troy Dunphy, Judi Dunphy, Doug Cahill, Heather Longley, Grace Carreiro, Pamela Mitchell, Eric Ewing, Kevin Sousa, David Royce, Bobbie Sue Harrington, Robert Lindblom, and Tori MacDonald.

Directors absent with notification: Laura Layman

Directors Absent without notification: None

Staff Members Present: 8

Students Present: 1

Citizens Present: 1

Agenda Item #1 TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL ELECT A CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.

Upon motion by Robert Lindblom and seconded by David Royce the Board voted by unanimous consent to elect Troy Dunphy as Board Chair.

Upon motion by Robert Lindblom and seconded by Pam Mitchell Kevin Sousa was nominated for Vice Chair.

Upon motion by David Royce and seconded by Tori MacDonald Laura Layman was nominated for Vice Chair.

Upon motion by Grace Carreiro and seconded by Heather Longley Bobbi Sue Harrington was nominated for Vice Chair.

The Board voted the following:

Kevin Sousa 6

Laura Layman 2

Bobbi Sue Harrington 3

Kevin Sousa was elected Board Vice Chair.

Agenda Item #2 ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA

Add item 10.a. To see if the Board will enter into executive session, pursuant to MRS. Title 1, Chapter 13, Subchapter 1, Subsection 405.6.D. Discussion of Superintendent’s contract.

Agenda Item 3.a. Nominations – Jennie Mirlocca – Pre-K Teacher – Solon – per contract.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Robert Lindblom the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the additions to the agenda. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #3 TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 1, 2022, AND THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETINGS OF MAY 26, 2022 AND JUNE 16, 2022.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by David Royce the Board voted 10-0-1 to approve the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of June 1, 2022 and the Special Board Meetings of May 26, 2022 and June 16, 2022. Doug Cahill abstained. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #3. a. NOMINATIONS:

Jennie Mirlocca – Pre-K Teacher – Solon – per contract

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by David Royce the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve Jennie Mirlocca as the Pre-K Teacher at Solon per contract. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #4 PRESENTATIONS: ESEA – Jean Butler presented.

Agenda Item #5 REPORTS:

A.) Superintendent’s Report -

1. Appointments:

Marc Collard – Extra course stipend – per contract

Lisa Cowan – Secretary – CHS – per contract

Janet Garland – Dual Enrollment Coordinator – CHS – per contract

Cindy Ladd – Pre-K – 5 Summer School Instructor – per contract*

Kathryn Shea-Stocking – Pre-K – 5 Summer School Instructor – per contract*

Tanya McFadyen – Pre-K – 5 Summer School Instructor – per contract *

Jen LaChance – Pre-K – 5 Summer School Instructor – per contract*

Abbie Barker – Pre-K Ed Tech II – GSS – per contract

Amy McDougal – Pre-K Ed Tech II – Solon – per contract

Kalgari Reed – Title 1 Ed Tech III – Solon – per contract

*federally funded

2. Resignations:

Lori Conway – Guidance Counselor – CHS

Taylor Savage – 4th Grade Teacher – CCS

Larry Dunphy – Board Member

3. Nominations:

Jennie Mirlocca – Pre-K Teacher – Solon – per contract

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

C.) Committees:

Restructure Committee met on June 8th – Troy reported

Building & Grounds met on June 8th – Larry reported

Agenda Item #6. 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 #7. TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE COMPUTATION AND DECLARATION OF THE VOTES FOR THE 2022-2023 BUDGET.

Mr. Tracy read the motion.

Upon motion by Judi Dunphy and seconded by Kevin Sousa a motion was made to approve the computation and declaration of votes for the 2022-2023 budget.

Motion was withdrawn.

Upon motion by Judi Dunphy and seconded by Kevin Sousa the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the computation and declaration of votes for the 2022-2023 budget as read. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #8. TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE.

Upon motion by Judi Dunphy and seconded by Grace Carreiro a motion was made to approve the 2022-2023 School Board Meeting Schedule.

Motion was withdrawn.

Upon motion by David Royce and seconded by Eric Ewing the Board voted 11-1 to approve the 2022-2023 School Board Meeting Schedule to include a meeting in each town. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #9. TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL HIRE AN INTERIM OPERATIONS SUPPORT PERSON.

Upon motion by Robert Lindblom and seconded by Kevin Sousa a motion was made to hire an interim Operations Support Person.

Motion was withdrawn

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by David Royce the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the hiring of Larry Dunphy as the Interim Director of Operations. Motion passed.

DISCUSSION ITEMS:

Agenda #10 TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE CCS ROOFING PROJECT.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Robert Lindblom agenda item #10 was open for discussion.

No action taken.

Agenda Item #10. a TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, PURSUANT TO MRS. TITLE 1, CHAPTER 13, SUBCHAPTER 1, SUBSECTION 405.6.d. DISCUSSION OF SUPERINTENDENT’S CONTRACT.

Upon motion by Judi Dunphy and seconded by Kevin Sousa the Board entered into executive session at 7:15pm.

Upon motion by Judi Dunphy and seconded by Kevin Sousa the Board voted by unanimous consent to authorize the Board Chair to accept the resignation of Mr. Tracy if he gives it by July, 15, 2022. Motion passed.

Board entered back into regular session at 7:44 pm.

The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 7:45 pm.

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Michael Tracy

Superintendent