December 4, 2024 Minutes
Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting
of
RSU #74 Board of Directors
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
6:00 p.m.
At
Garret Schenck Elementary School
Troy Dunphy, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Directors Present: Troy Dunphy, Judi Dunphy, Kevin Sousa, Dallas Landry, Laura Layman, Brenda Stevens, Robert Lightbody (6:18), Georgiana Manzer, David Royce, Eric Ewing, Pam Mitchell, Keith Plourd, and Tori MacDonald
Directors absent with notification:. Grace Carreiro and Doug Cahill
Directors Absent without notification: None
Staff Members Present: 9
Students Present: 1
Citizens Present: 1
Agenda Item #1 ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA
Removing Cindy Currie from appointments.
Agenda Item #3 PRESENTATIONS: None
Agenda Item #4 REPORTS:
A.) Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Campbell discussed the draft of the audit for reviewing.
1. Appointments:
Summer Lindblom – JV Girls Basketball Coach – CHS - $2,842
Luke Carey – JV Boys Basketball Coach – CHS - $2,842
2. Resignations:
None
3. Nominations:
Tiffany Medwick – Bus Driver – per contract
Brian Shamaly – District Mechanic – per contract
Felicia Schobel – Special Ed. Ed. Tech I – GSS – per contract
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Eric Ewing the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the nominations as written. Motion passed.
B.) Administrators: Written Reports were mailed to Board members and are available online at www.carrabec.org.
C.) Committees:
Superintendent Eval. Committee met on November 5th and 20th – Troy reported
Building & Grounds Committee met on November 13th – Troy reported
Policy Committee met on November 13th – Troy 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?
Heather Mckinnon spoke about the cell phone policy.
ACTION ITEMS:
Agenda Item #6. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF POLICY GBEC – DRUG FREE WORKPLACE.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted 0-13 to approve the first reading of policy GBEC – Drug Free Workplace. Motion failed.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the first reading of policy GBEC – Drug Free Workplace with the first paragraph removed. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #7 TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF POLICY GCOA – SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the first reading of policy GCOA – Supervision and Evaluation of Professional Staff. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #8. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE SECOND READING OF POLICY EEAEAB – DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING FOR VAN DRIVERS.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the second reading of policy EEAEAB – Drug and Alcohol Testing for Van Drivers. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #9. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE NEW ELA CURRICULUM.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted by unanimous consent to approve the new ELA curriculum. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #10. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO MRS. TITLE 1, CHAPTER 13, SUBCHAPTER 1, SUBSECTION 405.6.D. TO DISCUSS THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION.
Upon motion by David Royce and seconded by Kevin Sousa the board voted by unanimous consent to enter into executive session pursuant to MRS. Title 1, Chapter 13, Subchapter 1, Subsection 405.6.D. to discuss the superintendent evaluation. Motion passed.
The Board entered into executive session at 6:45 p.m.
The Board was out of executive session at 6:48 p.m.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Judi Dunphy the Board voted by unanimous consent to offer Mr. Campbell a contract for the 2025-2026 school year as discussed in executive session. Motion passed.
The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
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Mark L. Campbell
Superintendent