June 1, 2022 Minutes

Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting

of

RSU #74 Board of Directors

Wednesday, June 1, 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, Pamela Mitchell, Eric Ewing, Grace Carreiro, Heather Longley, Kevin Sousa, Deron Whittemore, Larry Dunphy, and Laura Layman.

Directors absent with notification:, Robert Lindblom, Amy Price, Bobbie Sue Harrington, and David Royce

Directors Absent without notification: None

Staff Members Present: 16

Students Present: 1

Citizens Present: 4

Agenda Item #1 ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA

Add Agenda Item #4. A.2. Resignation:

Keith Mahoney – Principal – CCS

Lorie Agren – Director of Operations

Upon motion by Deron Whittemore and seconded by Kevin Sousa the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the adjustments.

Agenda Item #2 TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF MAY 4, 2022, AND THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETINGS OF MAY 18, 2022 AND MAY 25, 2022.

Upon motion by Deron Whittemore and seconded by Kevin Sousa the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of May 4, 2022, and the Minutes of the Special Board Meetings of May 18, 2022 and May 25, 2022 with edits. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #3 PRESENTATIONS: Follow up on Academic Goals – Mr. Tracy – moved to agenda item #11

Agenda Item #4 REPORTS:

A.) Superintendent’s Report - Mr. Tracy thanked everyone and wished the graduating seniors well, spoke about the restructure committee meetings that have been held, mentioned that the new bus would be coming the 3rd week in June, and stated we would be finding a new maintenance contract for our school buses.

1. Appointments:

Jenah Leeman – Pre K-5 Summer School Instructor – per contract*

Kim Cole – Yearbook Advisor – CHS – per contract

Stacey Brown – Summer Cook Manager – per contract

Tanya Carey – Chief Mentor & New Teacher Mentor – GSS – per contract

Stacey Robinson – New Teacher Mentor – CHS – per contract

Michelle Stevens – New Teacher Mentor – Solon – per contract

Lesa Weggler – New Teacher Mentor – CCS – per contract

Jasmyn Wagg – STEAM Lead Teacher – GSS – per contract

Jasmyn Wagg - Lead Teacher – GSS – per contract

Stacey McCluskey – STEAM Lead Teacher – Solon – per contract

Richard Reichenbach – STEAM Lead Teacher – CCS – per contract

Mary Keenan – Ed. Tech Authorization Chair – per contract

Brian Twitchell – Certification Chair – per contract

Grace Cram – 504 Coordinator – per contract

Chudula Holden – IEP Coordinator – per contract

Jen LaChance – Lead Teacher – Solon – per contract

Suther Bickford – Gr. 6-8 Summer School Instructor – per contract*

Jerzee Rugh – Gr. 6-8 Summer School Instructor – per contract*

Katie Hall – Advisory Dean – CHS – per contract

Aaron Baum – Advisory Dean – CHS – per contract

Stacey Robinson – Advisory Dean – CHS – per contract

John Berube – Advisory Dean – CHS – per contract

Maurice Langlois – NHS Advisor – CHS – per contract

Stacey Robinson – NHS Advisor – CHS – per contract

Brian Twitchell – Instructional Coach – per contract

2. Resignations:

Joyce Flanagan – Ed. Tech II – CCS

Tim Richards – Principal – CHS

Susan Geib – Special Ed. Ed. Tech II – CCS

Alicia Golden – Special Ed. Ed. Tech II – CCS

Keith Mahoney – Principal – CCS

Lorie Agren – Director of Operations

3. Nominations:

Missy Miller – 2nd Grade Teacher – CCS – per contract

Karen Pease – 7th & 8th Grade ELA Teacher – CCS – per contract

Upon motion by Deron Whittemore and seconded by Kevin Sousa the Board voted 9-0-1 to approve the nominations. Larry Dunphy abstained. Motion passed.

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

C.) Committees:

Building & Grounds met on May 11th – Larry reported

Restructure Committee met on May 11th – reported during agenda item #11

Agenda Item #5. 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 #6. TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE WILLIAM PRICE II AS STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVE.

Upon motion by Deron Whittemore and seconded by Kevin Sousa the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve William Price II as Student Board Representative. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #7. TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL ALLOW THE SUPERINTENDENT TO HIRE TEACHERS IN JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST AND NOTIFY THE BOARD.

Upon motion by Larry Dunphy and seconded by Deron Whittemore the Board voted by unanimous consent to allow the Superintendent to hire Teachers in June, July, August, and notify the Board. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #8. TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE AUDIT FIRM RFP.

Upon motion by Deron Whittemore and seconded by Kevin Sousa agenda item #8 was open for discussion.

Upon motion by Deron Whittemore and seconded by Kevin Sousa the Board voted by unanimous consent to retract the original motion. Motion passed.

Upon motion by Deron Whittemore and seconded by Kevin Sousa the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the audit firm RKO. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #9. TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPETITIVE BID.

Upon motion by Judi Dunphy and seconded by Deron Whittemore the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the Property Casualty Insurance Competetive Bid from MSMA. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #10 TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE LEADERSHIP CONFIGURATION AT CCS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2022-23.

Upon motion by Deron Whittemore and seconded by Kevin Sousa the Board voted by unanimous consent to amend the motion to approve the hire of an Interim Principal first, if none found, then a Dean of Students at CCS. Motion passed.

DISCUSSION ITEMS:

Agenda #11 TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS STRATEGIC PLANNING.

Upon motion by Deron Whittemore and seconded by Kevin Sousa agenda item #11 was open for discussion.

Mr. Tracy presented the academic goals.

No action was taken.

Agenda #12 TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS SCHOOL HANDBOOKS UPDATES.

Upon motion by Deron Whittemore and seconded by Kevin Sousa agenda item #12 was open for discussion.

Mr. Tracy went through the handbook changes.

No action taken.

ACTION ITEMS OLD BUSINESS:

None

The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 8:07 pm.

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Michael Tracy

Superintendent