January 4, 2023 Minutes
Troy Dunphy, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
Directors Present: Troy Dunphy, Judi Dunphy, Doug Cahill, Laura Layman, Eric Ewing, Kevin Sousa, Pam Mitchell, Grace Carreiro, Brenda Stevens, Robert Lindblom, Heather Longley, Robert Lightbody, Bobbi Sue Harrington, and Tori MacDonald.
Directors absent with notification: David Royce
Directors Absent without notification: None
Staff Members Present: 10
Students Present: 1
Citizens Present: 0
Agenda Item #1 ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA
Add 4.A.1 Appointments:
Paige Giroux – Ed. Tech I – CCS – per contract
Cyndia Rafferty – Ed. Tech III – CCS – per contract
Lisa Cowan – Bowling Coach – per contract
Agenda Item #2 TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 7, 2022.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Doug Cahill the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of December 7, 2022. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #3 PRESENTATIONS:
None
Agenda Item #4 REPORTS:
A.) Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Campbell discussed the lines on the expenditure report.
1. Appointments:
Edward Yahn – B Team Boys Basketball Coach – CCS – per contract
Julie Costigan – 6-hour Custodian – GSS – per contract
Aimie Pomerleau – After-school Program Instructor – Solon (Federally funded)
Hal Larlee – IEP Coordinator – case load adjustment – CHS
Paige Giroux – Ed. Tech I – CCS – per contract
Cyndia Rafferty – Ed. Tech III – CCS – per contract
Lisa Cowan – Bowling Coach – per contract
2. Resignations:
Bruce Dostie – Math Teacher – CHS
Doug Woodsum – Part-time Social Studies Teacher - CHS
3. Nominations:
James Logan – Part-time Social Studies Teacher – CHS – per contract
Upon motion by Judi Dunphy and seconded by Bobbi Sue Harrington the Board voted by unanimous to approve James Logan as the part-time Social Studies Teacher at CHS per contract. Motion passed.
B.) Administrators: Written Reports were mailed to Board members and are available online at www.carrabec.org.
C.) Committees:
Trans./Building & Grounds met on Dec. 14th – Troy reported
Academic met on Dec. 14th – Judi 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 RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE DISTRICT TO PAY FOR SUBSTITUTE FINGERPRINTS.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Bobbi Sue Harrington the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the district to pay for substitute fingerprints. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #7. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD WILL AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ENTER IN AGREEMENT WITH KYOCERA TO EXTEND THE COPIER LEASE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to authorize the Superintendent to enter in agreement with Kyocera to extend the copier lease for fiscal year 2023-2024. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #8 TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, PURSUANT TO MRS.TITILE 1, CHAPTER 13, SUBCHAPTER 1, SUBSECTION 405.6.D. DISCUSSION OF LABOR CONTRACTS WITH THE CARRABEC TEACHER ASSOCIATION.
Upon motion by Robert Lindblom and seconded by Kevin Sousa the Board voted to enter into executive session at 6:37 pm.
Out of executive session at 7:16 pm. No action was taken.
Agenda Item #10 TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER MRS. TITLE 1, CHAPTER 13, SUBCHAPTER 1, SUBSECTION 405.6.D. SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Judi Dunphy the Board entered into executive session at 7:19 pm.
Out of executive session at 7:30 pm. No action taken.
The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 7:31 pm.
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Mark Campbell
Superintendent