November 6th Minutes

Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting

of

RSU #74 Board of Directors

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

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, Laura Layman, Grace Carreiro, Brenda Stevens, Robert Lightbody, Georgiana Manzer, David Royce, and Doug Cahill.

Directors absent with notification: Eric Ewing, Pam Mitchell, Keith Plourd, and Tori MacDonald.

Directors Absent without notification:  None

Staff Members Present: 15

Students Present: 1

Citizens Present:  0

Agenda Item #1 ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA

Removing Agenda item #8.

Add Agenda item #9a. To see if the RSU #74 Board of Directors will go into executive session pursuant to MRS. Title 1, Chapter 13, Subchapter 1, Subsection 405.6.D. to discuss the Superintendent Evaluation.

Agenda Item #3 PRESENTATIONS: Karen Pease, Tanya Carey, Melody Rich, and Tammy Long did a presentation on the new ELA curriculum.  

Agenda Item #4 REPORTS: 

A.)    Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Campbell discussed the need of Special Education positions, the budget lines and a new student that we have from Columbia that speaks Spanish.   

1. Appointments:

                 Brooke Welch – Girls Basketball Coach – CCS - $2,040.85

                     Bailey Dunphy – Boys Basketball Coach – CCS - $1,856

                     Erik Carey – Boys Varsity Basketball Coach – CHS - $4,549.25

                     William Cote – Girls Varsity Basketball Coach – CHS - $3,994.70

                     Kelly Vicneire – Alt. Ed. Lesson Plans - $8,000

    2. Resignations: 

                     Monique Bess – Special Education Teacher – CHS

                     Annie Arsenault – Special Education Ed. Tech. III - GSS      

3.   Nominations: 

   None

B.)    Administrators:  Written Reports were mailed to Board members and are available online at www.carrabec.org.

C.)    Committees:

Policy Committee met on October 9th – Troy Reported

Building & Grounds Committee met on October 9th – 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?

ACTION ITEMS:

Agenda Item #6. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE SECOND READINGS OF POLICIES JFCK – STUDENT USE OF CELLULAR TELEPHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES, EBAA – CHEMICAL HAZARDS, ECB – PEST MANAGEMENT, EEAEAA – DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING OF SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, AND PROCEDURE EEAEAA-R – DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING OF SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Doug Cahill the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the second readings of policies JFCK – Student Use of Cellular Telephones and Other Electronic Devices, EBAA – Chemical Hazards, ECB – Pest Management, EEAEAA – Drug and Alcohol Testing of School Bus Drivers, and procedure EEAEAA-R – Drug and Alcohol Testing of School Bus Drivers. Motion passed.  

Agenda Item #7. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF POLICY EEAEAB – DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING FOR VAN DRIVERS.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Doug Cahill the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the first reading of policy EEAEAB – Drug and Alcohol Testing For Van Drivers. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #8. AGENDA ITEM WAS REMOVED.

Agenda Item #9.  TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A FULL TIME MECHANIC POSITION REPLACING ONE OF THE MAINTENANCE POSITIONS.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by David Royce the board voted by unanimous consent to support the creation of a full time mechanic position replacing one of the maintenance positions. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #9A. 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 Kevin Sousa and seconded by Doug Cahill 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 7:52 p.m.

The Board was out of executive session at 8:12 p.m.

No action was taken.

The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 8:12 p.m.

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Mark L.  Campbell

Superintendent