Sept. 6th Minutes

Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting

of

RSU #74 Board of Directors

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

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, Grace Carreiro, Pam Mitchell, Robert Lightbody, Eric Ewing, Kevin Sousa, David Royce, Dallas Landry, Brenda Stevens, and Tori MacDonald.

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

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.1. Appointments:

                                 Bonnie White – Substitute calls Anson - $1,000

                                 Tanya McFadyen – Substitute calls Solon - $,1000

                                 Ann Holzworth – Substitute calls CHS - $1,650

                                 Jenah Leeman – Substitute calls CCS - $1, 650

                                 Tammy Long – One Act Assistant - $1,000

                                 Chudala Holden – IEP Paperwork - $3,500

Remove Agenda Item #9

Agenda Item #2. TO SEE IF THE #RSU BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF AUGUST 9, 2023, AND THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF AUGUST 16, 2023.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of August 9, 2023, and the Special Board Meeting of August 16, 2023. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #3 PRESENTATIONS: None

Agenda Item #4 REPORTS: 

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

1. Appointments:

 Stacey Robinson – Chief Teacher Mentor – CHS - $600/$50 per new Teacher

 Hunter Durland – Boys & Girls Soccer Coach – CCS - $3,074

 Nikki Shamaly – Transportation Stipend - $3,500

 Candy Lebeau – Transportation Stipend - $3,500

 Hal Larlee – IEP Paperwork - $2,500

 Chudala Holden – IEP Paperwork - $3,500

 Amy Cates – IEP Paperwork - $2,500

 Jack Kaplan – Will Power Coach – CHS - $10,393

 Jack Kaplan – Cobra Power Coach – CCS - $5, 100

 Judi Dunphy – Volunteer Will Power Coach – CHS

 Craig Carusso – Volunteer Asst. Soccer Coach – CHS

 Marc Collard – Math Coach – CHS - $2,677.50

 Samantha Taylor – Drama Coach – CHS - $3,570

                               Bonnie White – Substitute calls Anson - $1,000

                       Tanya McFadyen – Substitute calls Solon - $,1000

                       Ann Holzworth – Substitute calls CHS - $1,650

                       Jenah Leeman – Substitute calls CCS - $1, 650

                       Tammy Long – One Act Assistant - $1,000

2.   Resignations: 

                       Jennie Mirlocca – Pre-K Teacher – Solon

                       Jerzee Rugh – K-5 Interventionist – CCS

                       Chad Tuscan – Head Maintenance - District

3.   Nominations: 

   Hannah McGlashing – Grade 6 – 1-year – CCS – per contract

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve Hannah McGlashing as the Grade 6 1-year Teacher - CCS – per contract. Motion passed.

                     Michelle Tracy – Custodian - CHS – per contract

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve Michelle Tracy - Custodian – CHS – per contract. Motion passed.

                     Lisa Foss – 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 Lisa Foss – Special Ed. Ed. Tech I – CCS – 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 #6.  TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL MOVE $74,754.90 FROM ARTICLE #9 FACILITIES & MAINTENANCE TO ARTICLE #8 TRANSPORTATION FOR THE 2022-23 BUDGET.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Eric Ewing the Board voted 11-0-1 to move $74,754.90 from Article #9 Facilities & Maintenance to Article #8 Transportation for the 2022-23 budget. Grace Carreiro abstained. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #7. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE UPDATES TO THE COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY PLAN.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Eric Ewing the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the updates to the Comprehensive Emergency Plan. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #8. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE 8TH GRADE OVERNIGHT TRIP TO MAINE HUTS & TRAILS ON SEPTEMBER 21ST AND 22ND.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the 8th Grade overnight trip to Maine Huts & Trails on September 21st and 22nd. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #10. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE A COOPERATIVE TEAM WITH MADISON HIGH SCHOOL FOR CHEERING.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve a Cooperative Team with Madison High School for Cheering. Motion passed.

The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 7:08 p.m.

______________________________

Mark Campbell

Superintendent