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Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting
of
RSU #74 Board of Directors
Wednesday, October 2, 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, Eric Ewing, Kevin Sousa, Dallas Landry, Laura Layman, Pam Mitchell, Grace Carreiro, Brenda Stevens, Robert Lightbody, Georgiana Manzer, Keith Plourd, and Tori MacDonald.
Directors absent with notification: David Royce and Doug Cahill
Directors Absent without notification: None
Staff Members Present: 8
Students Present: 0
Citizens Present: 0
Agenda Item #1 ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA
Agenda Item #2. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 4, 2024.
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 September 4, 2024. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #3 PRESENTATIONS: Building Administrators report on 23-24 data results for their respective buildings.
Agenda Item #4 REPORTS:
A.) Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Campbell discussed the MSMA Fall Conference and the October 11th PD ALICE training.
1. Appointments:
Alicia Bedard – McKenney Vento - $2,500
Lacey Frost – McKenney Vento - $2,500
2. Resignations:
Monique Bess – Special Education Teacher
3. Nominations:
David McLaughlin – Custodian – GSS – per contra
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Eric Ewing the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the above nomination as printed. Motion passed.
B.) Administrators: Written Reports were mailed to Board members and are available online at www.carrabec.org.
C.) Committees:
Policy Committee met on September 18th
Building & Grounds Committee met on September 18th
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 AN OVERNIGHT TRIP FOR YOUTH & GOVERNMENT IN MAINE ON NOVEMBER 8TH – 10TH.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Judi Dunphy the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve an overnight trip for Youth & Government in Maine on November 8th – 10th. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #7. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE CCS AS A WARMING CENTER.
Upon motion by Dallas Landry and seconded by Pam Mitchell the board voted by unanimous consent to amend the motion to “explore CCS as a warming center.” Motion passed.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Dallas Landry the Board voted by unanimous consent to explore CCS as a warming center. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #8. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL AUTHORIZE THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH SCHOOL BUS PASSENGER ENDORSEMENT.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Judi Dunpy the board voted by unanimous consent to authorize the cost associated with school bus passenger endorsements. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #9. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE AN OVERNIGHT TRIP TO AROOSTOOCK COUNTRY FOR THE BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ON NOVEMBER 22ND AND 23RD.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Judi Dunphy the board voted by unanimous consent to approve an overnight trip to Aroostook County for the boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams on November 22nd and 23rd. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #10. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF POLICY JFCK – STUDENT USE OF CELLULAR TELEPHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board votes 11-2-0 to approve the first reading of policy JFCK – Student Use of Cellular Telephones and Other Electronic Devices. Laura Layman and Georgie Manzer voted no. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #11. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF POLICY EBAA – CHEMICAL HAZARDS.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted by unanimous consent to approve the first reading of policy EBAA – Chemical Hazards. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #12. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF POLICY ECB – PEST MANAGEMENT.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted 12-1-0 to approve the first reading of policy EBC. – Pest Management. Laura Layman voted no. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #13. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF POLICY EEAEAA – DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING OF SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted 12-0-1 to approve the first reading of policy EEAEAA – Drug and Alcohol Testing of School Bus Drivers. Dallas Landry abstained. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #14. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF PROCEDURE EEAEAA-R.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted 12-0-1 to approve the first reading of procedure EEAEAA-R. Dallas Landry abstained. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #15. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE REMOVAL OF POLICY IHBAF – INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Judi Dunphy the board voted by unanimous consent to approve the removal of policy IHBAF – Individual Education Program. Motion passed.
The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
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Mark L. Campbell
Superintendent
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