Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting

of

RSU #74 Board of Directors

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

6:00 p.m.

At

Carrabec Community School

Troy Dunphy, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.

Directors Present: Troy Dunphy, Judi Dunphy, Doug Cahill, Kevin Sousa, Pam Mitchell, Grace Carreiro, David Royce, Brenda Stevens, Dallas Landry, Eric Ewing, Heather Longley, Laura Layman, Robert Lightbody, and Tori MacDonald.

Directors absent with notification: Robert Lindblom

Directors Absent without notification:  None

Staff Members Present: 10

Students Present: 0

Citizens Present:  0

Agenda Item #1 ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA

Moving Agenda Item #6 to Agenda Item #1a and change the end date to June 2024.

Remove Agenda Item #11

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by David Royce the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the adjustments to the agenda. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #1a. TO SEE IF THE #RSU BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPOINT MARK CAMPBELL AS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR RSU #74 THROUGH JUNE 2024.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by David Royce the Board voted by unanimous consent to appoint Mark Campbell as the Superintendent of School for RSU #74 through June 2024. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #2 TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 5, 2023 AND THE SPECIAL MINUTES OF JUNE 15, 2023.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by David Royce the Board voted 11-0-2 to approve the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of June 5, 2023 and the Special Minutes of June 15, 2023. Dallas Landry and Robert Lightbody abstained. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #2a. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ELECT A CHAIR FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Doug Cahill the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve Troy Dunphy as the Chair for the 2023-2024 School Year. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #2b. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ELECT A VICE CHAIR FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Judi Dunphy the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve Kevin Sousa as the Vice Chair for the 2023-2024 School Year. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #3 PRESENTATIONS: Handbooks and Course Descriptions

Agenda Item #4 REPORTS: 

A.)    Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Campbell discussed the bus routes, appointments, resignation, and nominations.

1. Appointments:

 Tamara McLean – Title I Ed. Tech III – Solon – per contract

 Erik Carey – Athletic Director - $20,800

 Brian Twitchell – 504 Coordinator - $5,000

 Jamie Partridge – Behavior Coach - $8,000

 Kymberly Wright – Pre-K Ed. Tech III – per contract

 Chad White – Cross Country Coach – CHS - $1, 769

 Kelly Vicneire – Alternative Ed. Ed. Tech III – per contract

 Courtney Rollins – Ed. Tech I – GSS – per contract

 Paige Partridge - Ed. Tech I – CCS – per contract

2.   Resignations: 

                     Jaime Ela – Principal – CCS

3.   Nominations: 

   Jamie Partridge – Special Education Teacher – per contract

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Eric Ewing the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve Jamie Partridge as Special Education Teacher – per contract. Motion passed.

                     Monique Bess – Special Education Teacher – CHS – per contract

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Eric Ewing the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve Monique Bess as Special Education Teacher – CHS – per contract. Motion passed.

                     Craig Campbell – Grade 6 Teacher – CCS – per contract

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Eric Ewing the Board voted 9-4-1 to approve Craig Campbell as Grade 6 Teacher – CCS – per contract. Brenda Stevens, Laura Layman, Robert Lightbody, and Dallas Landry voted no. Tori MacDonald abstained. Motion passed.

                     Lacy Frost – Social Worker – per contract

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Eric Ewing the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve Lacey Frost as Social Worker – per contract. 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 #7.  TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ELECT A DELEGATE AND ALTERNATIVE DELEGATE FOR TE MAINE SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION.

Upon motion by David Royce and seconded by Judi Dunphy the Board voted by unanimous consent to elect Troy Dunpy as Delegate and Kevin Sousa as Alternative Delegate. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #8. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE DISTRICTS REVISED SAFE RETURN TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION PLAN FOR 2023-24.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Doug Cahill the Board voted 13-0-1 to approve the districts revised safe return to In-person instruction plan for 2023-24. Grace Carreiro abstained. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #9. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE UPDATED TEACHER EVALUATION HANDBOOK.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Doug Cahill the Board voted 13-0-1 to approve the updated Teacher Evaluation Handbook. Grace Carreiro abstained. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #10. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE USE OF 2023-2024 BUDGET MONEY TO PURCHASE THE READ 180 FOR GRADE 9-12 SPECIAL EDUCATION AND THE GRADES 6-8 INTO LITERATURE.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by David Royce the Board voted 13-1 to approve the use of 2023-2024 budget money to purchase the Read 180 for grades 9-12 Special Education and the grades 6-8 Into Literature.  Grace Carreiro voted no. Motion passed.

The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 7:39 p.m.

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Mark Campbell

Superintendent