August 3rd Minutes

Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting

of

RSU #74 Board of Directors

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

6:00 p.m.

At

Carrabec Community School

Troy Dunphy, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.

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

Directors absent with notification: None

Directors Absent without notification: Heather Longley

Staff Members Present: 13

Students Present: 0

Citizens Present: 0

Agenda Item #1 ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA

Add Agenda #4. A.1. Appointments:

Debra Aitkin – Cross Country Coach – per contract

Jillian Holden – Special Education Ed. Tech III – CCS – per contract

Danielle Schinzel – Special Education Ed Tech I – CCs – per contract

Rachel Burke – Special Education Ed. Tech II – CCS – per contract

Jack Kaplan – Will Power and Cobra Power Coach – CHS – per contract

Add Agenda #4. A.3. Nominations:

Robert Greene – Director of Operations – District – per contract

Christina Turner – Guidance Counselor – CHS – per contract

Monique Bess – Special Education Teacher – CCS – per contract

Add agenda #4. A.2. Resignations:

Heather Vaughn – Art Teacher – CHS

Agenda Item #2 TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF JULY 6, 2022, AND THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETINGS OF JULY 12, 2022 AND JULY 14, 2022.

Upon motion by David Royce and seconded by Kevin Sousa the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of July 6, 2022 and the Special Board Meetings of July 12, 2022 and July 14, 2022. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #3 PRESENTATIONS: None

Agenda Item #4 REPORTS:

A.) Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Tracy reported on facilities and grounds, restructure, and discussed the plan to educate RSU #74 students in 3 buildings.

1. Appointments:

Debra Aitkin – Cross Country Coach – per contract

Jillian Holden – Special Education Ed. Tech III – CCS – per contract

Danielle Schinzel – Special Education Ed Tech I – CCs – per contract

Rachel Burke – Special Education Ed. Tech II – CCS – per contract

Jack Kaplan – Will Power and Cobra Power Coach – CHS – per contract

2. Resignations:

Heather Vaughn – Art Teacher - CHS

3. Nominations:

Robert Greene – Director of Operations – District – per contract

Christina Turner – Guidance Counselor – CHS – per contract

Monique Bess – Special Education Teacher – CCS – per contract

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

C.) Committees:

Restructure Committee met on July 20th – Mr. Tracy reported

Building & Grounds met on July 20th – Larry reported

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 ELECT A DELEGATE AND ALTERNATIVE DELEGATE FOR MAINE SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION.

Upon motion by Judi Dunphy and seconded by David Royce the Board voted by unanimous consent to elect the Board Chair as Delegate and the Vice Chair as Alternative Delegate for the Maine School Boards Association. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #7. TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPOINT AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.

Upon motion by David Royce and seconded by Doug Cahill the Board voted 12-1-0 to appoint Mark Campbell as the Superintendent with a 2-year contract. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #8. TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL HIRE A DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS.

Upon motion by Judi Dunphy and seconded by Kevin Sousa the Board voted 12-1-0 to hire Robert Greene as the Director of Operations. Motion passed.

The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:54 pm.

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Michael Tracy

Superintendent