Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting
of
RSU #74 Board of Directors
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
6:00 p.m.
At
Solon Elementary School
Troy Dunphy, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.
Directors Present: Troy Dunphy, Judi Dunphy, Doug Cahill, Eric Ewing, Kevin Sousa, David Royce, Dallas Landry, Laura Layman, Pam Mitchell, Grace Carreiro, Brenda Stevens, Robert Lightbody, Georgiana Manzer, Keith Plourd, and Tori MacDonald.
Directors absent with notification: None
Directors Absent without notification: None
Staff Members Present: 10
Students Present: 0
Citizens Present: 1
Agenda Item #1 ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA
Add Agenda Item #4. A.1. Appointments –
Mike Martin – Boys Soccer Coach – CCS - $1,537
Kayla Oliver – Girls Soccer Coach – CCS - $1,537
Erik Carey – Golf Coach – CHS - $1,653
Add Agenda Item #4. A.3 Nominations –
Jennifer Meade – Social Worker – CHS – per contract
Agenda Item #2. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF AUGUST 7, 2024.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Eric Ewing the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the minutes of the regular board meeting of August 7, 2024. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #3 PRESENTATIONS: ALICE Training – Mr. Roux and Mr. Dostie presented.
Agenda Item #4 REPORTS:
A.) Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Campbell discussed the Narcan training at the November workshop and the price of milk increasing.
1. Appointments:
Debra Aitken – Cross Country Coach – CHS - $846.63
Kylee Dixon – Cross Country Coach – CHS - $846.63
Angela Dunton – STEAM Lead Teacher – Solon - $3,000
Billie Hatfield – Girls Volunteer Soccer Coach – CHS
Ted Brown - Assistant Football Coach – CHS - $2,709.44
Mike Martin – Boys Soccer Coach – CCS - $1,537
Kayla Oliver – Girls Soccer Coach – CCS - $1,537
Erik Carey – Golf Coach – CHS - $1,653
2. Resignations:
Danielle Schinzel – Special Ed. Ed. Tech I – CCS
Winston (Chip) Gilbert – Bus Driver/Cook I
3. Nominations:
Monique Bess – Special Ed. Teacher – CHS – per contract
Julie Clark – Grade 4 Teacher – GSS – per contract
Emily Witham – Special Ed. Ed. Tech I – GSS – per contract
Nikita Scraggs-Kitchin – Special Ed. Ed. Tech III – CCS – per contract
Barbara Jordan – Learning Interventionist Teacher – GSS – per contract
Jennifer Meade – Social Worker – CHS – per contract
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Judi Dunphy the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the above nominations as printed. 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 August 7th and September 4th – 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 A COOPERATIVE TEAM WITH MADISON HIGH SCHOOL (MSAD #59) FOR BOYS’ SOCCER.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Doug Cahill the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve a cooperative team with Madison High School (MSAD #59) for boys’ soccer. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #7. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE A COOPERATIVE TEAM WITH VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (MSAD #13) FOR GIRLS’ SOCCER.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Doug Cahill the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve a cooperative team with Valley High School (MSAD #13) for girls’ soccer. Motion passed.
The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
___________________________
Mark L. Campbell
Superintendent