July 16th Minutes

Minutes of the Special Board Meeting

of

RSU #74 Board of Directors

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

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, Kevin Sousa, Dallas Landry, Brenda Stevens, Robert Lightbody, Georgiana Manzer, Grace Carreiro, Michelle Abbott, Pam Mitchell, Laura Layman, and Nicole Richardson.

Directors absent with notification: Eric Ewing, Keith Plourd, and Robert Lindblom

Directors Absent without notification:  None

Staff Members Present: 2

Students Present: 0

Citizens Present:  2

Agenda Item #1. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA

4.A.1 Appointments – David Pepin – Varsity Boys Basketball Coach- CHS - $4,577

                         Jamie Partridge – Behavior Coach - $8,000

4.A.3. Nominations – Lesa Weggler – Special Ed. Ed. Tech III – CCS – per contract

Agenda Item #2. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 4, 2025, AND THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 11, 2025.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted 10-0-1 to approve the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of June 4, 2025, and the Special Meeting of June 11, 2025. Nicole Richardson abstained. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #3. PRESENTATIONS: None

Agenda Item #4. REPORTS: 

A.)    Superintendent’s Report –

1. Appointments:

                     Marc Collard – Math Coach - $3,046.40

                     Angela Dunton – STEAM Lead Teacher – Solon - $3,000

                     David Pepin – Varsity Boys Basketball Coach – CHS - $4,577

                     Jamie Partridge – Behavior Coach - $8,000

    2. Resignations:

         Julie Clark – Grade 4 Teacher – GSS

3.  Nominations: 

   Angela Dunton – Special Ed Teacher – Solon – per contract

   Sarah Dutch – Grade 6 Teacher – CCS – per contract

   Julie Clark – Title I Ed Tech III – GSS – per contract

   Lesa Weggler – Special Ed Tech III – CCS – per contract

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the nominations as written. Motion passed.

B.)    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?

ACTION ITEMS:

Agenda Item #6. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL SIGN THE TOWN ASSESSMENTS FOR THE 2025-26 BUDGET.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to sign the town assessments for the 2025-26 budget. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #7. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ACTION REGARDING THE DEAN OF STUDENTS/AD POSITION.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to take the Superintendent’s recommendation of hiring “Rachel Merrill” as the Dean of Students/AD. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #8 TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ACTION REGARDING THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to take the Superintendent’s recommendation of hiring “Tammy Wyman” as the Special Education Director. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #9 TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL TRANSFER $150,000 FROM REGULAR EDUCATION TO FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to transfer $150,000 from Regular Education to Facilities and Maintenance. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #10 TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL TRANSFER $10,000 FROM REGULAR EDUCATION TO SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to transfer $10,000 from Regular Education to School Administration. Motion passed.

Agenda Item # 11 TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO MRS.TITLE 1, CHAPTER 13, SUBCHAPTER 1, SUBSECTION 405.6D TO DISCUSS A PENDING LEGAL MATTER.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board vote by unanimous consent to enter into executive session pursuant to MRS. Title 1, Chapter 13, Subchapter 1, Subsection 405.6D to discuss a pending legal matter.

The board entered into executive session at 6:34 p.m.

The board was out of executive session at 7:00 p.m.

No action was taken.

The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.

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Mark L.  Campbell

Superintendent