March 5th Minutes

Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting

of

RSU #74 Board of Directors

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

5:30 p.m.

At

Embden Community Center

Troy Dunphy, Chair, called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.

Directors Present: Troy Dunphy, Judi Dunphy, Kevin Sousa, Dallas Landry, Laura Layman, Brenda Stevens, Robert Lightbody, Georgiana Manzer, David Royce, Keith Plourd, Eric Ewing, Doug Cahill, and Tori MacDonald

Directors absent with notification: Grace Carreiro and Pam Mitchell

Directors Absent without notification:  None

Staff Members Present: 8

Students Present: 1

Citizens Present:  0

Agenda Item #1. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA

Agenda Item #4. A.2. Resignations –

                                 Julia Carr – Special Ed Ed Tech III - CCS

Agenda Item #4. A.3. Nominations –

                                 Tiffany French – Bus Driver/Ed Tech III – District/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 FEBRUARY 5, 2025.

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 February 5, 2025. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #3. PRESENTATIONS: None

Agenda Item #4. REPORTS: 

A.)    Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Campbell discussed the appointments, resignations, and nomination.  

1. Appointments:

               Erik Carey – Baseball Coach – CHS - $2, 921.70

               Bailey Dunphy – Softball Coach – CHS - $2, 736.85

               Debra Aitken – Track Coach – CHS - $1,361

               Kylee Dixon – Track Coach – CHS - $1,361

               Amy Price – Girls Tennis Coach – CHS - $1,924.85

               Jim Davis – Boys Tennis Coach – CHS - $1,740

               Matt Scheve – Softball Coach – CCS - $1,479

               Troy Dunphy – Volunteer Softball Coach – CHS

               Judi Dunphy – Volunteer Softball Coach – CHS

               Jim Davis – Volunteer Baseball Coach – CHS

               Luke Carey – Volunteer Baseball Coach - CHS

    2. Resignations:

                     Peter Campbell – Principal – CHS

                     Julia Carr – Special Ed. Ed. Tech III - CCS   

3.   Nominations: 

   Tiffany French – Bus Driver/Ed Tech III – District/CCS – per contract

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the nomination as written. 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 February 5th

   Negotiations met on February 11th

   Policy met on February 12th

   Finance met on February 12th

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 VOTE NOT TO TAKE PART IN THE AFTER SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM (CACFP).

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Judi Dunphy the Board voted by unanimous consent to not take part in the After School Nutrition Program. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #7. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE SECOND READINGS OF POLICY IHBAC – CHILD FIND, POLICY IHBA – INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS (IEP’S), POLICY IGA – CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION, POLICY CBI – SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND POLICY DJ-R – FEDERAL PROCUREMENT MANUAL.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted 12-1 to approve the second readings of policy IHBAC – Child Find, policy IHBA – Individualized Education Programs (IEP’s), policy IGA – Curriculum Development and Adoption, policy CBI – Supervision and Evaluation of the Superintendent, and policy DJ-R – Federal Procurement manual. Robert Lightbody voted no. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #8 TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF POLICY IHBGA – HOMESCHOOLING PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL PROGRAMS.  

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the first reading of policy IHBGA – Homeschooling Participation in School Programs. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #9 TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF POLICY IHCDA – POST-SECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTION.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the first reading of policy IHCDA – Post-Secondary Enrollment Option. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #10 TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF POLICY IJJ – INSTRUCTIONAL AND LIBRARY-MEDIA MATERIAL SELECTION.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted 12-1 to approve the first reading of policy IJJ – Instructional and Library-Media Material Selection. Robert Lightbody voted no. Motion passed.

Agenda Item # 11 TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF POLICY IJJ-E – CHALLENGE OF INSTRUCTION MATERIAL FORM.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the first reading of policy IJJ-E – Challenge of Instruction Material Form.  Motion passed.

Agenda Item #12 TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL SUPPORT A 5-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH KYOCERA.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Dallas Landry the Board voted by unanimous consent to support a 5-year lease agreement with Kyocera. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #13 TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE 2025-26 SCHOOL CALENDAR.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the 2025-26 School Calendar. Motion passed.

The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:53 p.m.

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Mark L.  Campbell

Superintendent