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Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting
of
RSU #74 Board of Directors
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
6:00 p.m.
At
New Portland Fire Station
Troy Dunphy, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
Directors Present: Troy Dunphy, Judi Dunphy, Doug Cahill, Laura Layman, Grace Carreiro, Pamela Mitchell, Eric Ewing, Kevin Sousa, David Royce, Bobbie Sue Harrington, Robert Lindblom, and Tori MacDonald.
Directors absent with notification: Heather Longley
Directors Absent without notification: None
Staff Members Present: 8
Students Present: 1
Citizens Present: 1
Agenda Item 12 ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA
Add Items:
4.A. Appointments:
Joey Knox – Maintenance – per contract
Heidi Day – Lead Teacher – CCS – per contract
Alethea Schanz – Lead Teacher – CCS – per contract
Amy Cates – Lead Teacher – CCS – per contract
Agenda Item #2 TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF AUGUST 3, 2022.
Upon motion by David Royce and seconded by Eric Ewing the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of August 3, 2022. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #3 PRESENTATIONS: None
Agenda Item #4 REPORTS:
A.) Superintendent’s Report -
1. Appointments:
Ross Sirois – Boys & Girls Soccer Coach – CCS – per contract
Kiara Pinkham – Van Driver – District – per contract
Will Cote – Girls Varsity Basketball coach – CHS – per contract
PJ Vicneire – Boys Varsity Soccer Coach – CHS – per contract
Heidi Day – Girls Varsity Soccer Coach – CHS – per contract
Greg Caruso – Volunteer Boys Soccer Coach – CHS
Michael Martin – Volunteer Boys Soccer Coach – CHS
Victoria Greene – Title 1 Ed. Tech II – CCS – per contract
Joey Knox – Maintenance – per contract
Heidi Day – Lead Teacher – CCS – per contract
Alethea Schanz – Lead Teacher – CCS – per contract
Amy Cates – Lead Teacher – CCS – per contract
2. Resignations:
Loren Soucie – Part-Time School Nurse
Suther Bickford – Learning Interventionist Teacher – CCS
Keith Holland – English Teacher - CHS
3. Nominations:
Jessica Sales – Learning Interventionist Teacher – CCS – per contract
Maria Reynolds – Art Teacher – CHS – per contract
Billie Lawrence – 4th Grade Teacher – CCS – per contract
Barbara Jordan – Learning interventionist Teacher – GSS – per contract
Samantha Miller – Part-Time School Nurse – per contract
Douglas Woodsum – English/Social Studies Teacher – per contract
Upon motion by Robert Lindblom and seconded by Kevin Sousa the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the nominations. Motion passed.
B.) Administrators: Written Reports were mailed to Board members and are available online at www.carrabec.org.
C.) Committees: None
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 THE NOMINATION OF PETER CAMPBELL AS INTERIM PRINCIPAL OF CARRABEC HIGH SCHOOL PER CONTRACT WITH THE NOMINEE.
Upon motion by Judi Dunphy and seconded by David Royce the Board voted 12-1-0 to approve the nomination of Peter Campbell as the Interim Principal of Carrabec High School per contract with the nominee. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #7. TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE UPDATES TO THE COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY PLAN.
Upon motion by Judi Dunphy and seconded by Kevin Sousa the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the updates to the Comprehensive Emergency Plan. Motion passed.
Agenda Item# 8. TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPOINT A MEMBER TO THE ANSON ACADEMY ASSOCIATION.
Upon motion by Judi Dunphy and seconded by Laura Layman the Board voted by unanimous consent to appoint Eric Ewing as the member of the Anson Academy. Motion passed.
Agenda #9 TO SEE IF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE TERRI HOOPS AS THE ELL TEACHER - $5,000 STIPEND.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Judi Dunphy the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve Terri Hoops as the ELL Teacher - $5,000 stipend. Motion passed.
The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 7:10 pm.
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Mark Campbell
Superintendent
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