Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting

of

RSU #74 Board of Directors

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

6:00 p.m.

At

Carrabec Community School

Troy Dunphy, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

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

Directors absent with notification: Heather Longley, Laura Layman, and Robert Lightbody,

Directors Absent without notification:  None

Staff Members Present: 10

Students Present: 1

Citizens Present:  0

Agenda Item #1 ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA

Agenda Item #4. A.3. Nominations

Angela Dunton – Special Education Teacher – Solon – per contract

Yvette Landry – Special Ed. Ed. Tech I – GSS – per contract

Skye Kendrick – Special Ed. Ed. Tech I – CCS – per contract

Agenda Item #2. TO SEE IF THE #RSU BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2023.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Doug Cahill the Board voted 11-0-1 to approve the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of September 6, 2023. Robert Lindblom abstained. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #3 PRESENTATIONS: None

Agenda Item #4 REPORTS: 

A.)    Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Campbell discussed where they were on the district goals, appointments, resignation, and nominations.

1. Appointments:

Joe Hayden – Football Assistant – CHS - $3,048.12

Jenah Leeman – After School Program Instructor - CCS

Jenney Rollins – After School Program Instructor – GSS

Desireah Ladd – After School Program Instructor – GSS

Courtney Rollins – After School Program Instructor – GSS

Melody Rich – After School Program Instructor – Solon

Mary Keenan – After School Program Instructor – Solon

Taylor Fournier – After School Program Instructor – CCS

Aimie Pomerleau – After School Program Instructor – Solon

Kathryn Shea-Stocking – After School Program Instructor – CCS

Mike Stone – Match Team Advisor – CCS - $1,606.50

2.   Resignations: 

                       Kayli Flint – Special Ed. Ed. Tech III – CCS

                       Abbie Barker – Pre-K Ed. Tech II - GSS    

3.   Nominations: 

     Tabatha Burke – Pre-K Teacher – Solon – per contract

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve Tabatha Burke as the Pre-K Teacher - Solon – per contract. Motion passed.

                       Angela Dunton – Special Education Teacher – Solon – per contract

   Yvette Landry – Special Ed. Ed. Tech I – GSS – per contract

        Skye Kendrick – Special Ed. Ed. Tech I – CCS – per contract

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Doug Cahill the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the above three nominations. 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 September 20th

Policy met on September 20th

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 MADISON HEALTH CENTER AS THE SCHOOL PHYSICIAN.  

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve Madison Health Center as the school physician. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #7. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE AN OVERNIGHT TRIP FOR YOUTH & GOVERNMENT IN MAINE ON NOVEMBER 10TH AND 11TH.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by David Royce the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve an overnight trip for Youth & government in Maine on November 10th and 11th. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #8. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE AN OVERNIGHT TRIP TO AROOSTOOK COUNTY FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ON DECEMBER 1ST AND 2ND.  

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by David Royce the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve an overnight trip to Aroostook County for the boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams on December 1st and 2nd. Motion passed.

The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:23 p.m.

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Mark Campbell

Superintendent