Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting

of

RSU #74 Board of Directors

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

6:00 p.m.

At

Carrabec Community School

Troy Dunphy, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.

Directors Present: Troy Dunphy, Judi Dunphy, Kevin Sousa, Dallas Landry, Brenda Stevens, Robert Lightbody, Georgiana Manzer, Grace Carreiro, Michelle Abbott, Pam Mitchell, Eric Ewing, Nicole Richardson, Laura Layman, and Robert Lindblom.

Directors absent with notification: Keith Plourd

Directors Absent without notification:  None

Staff Members Present: 10

Students Present: 0

Citizens Present:  2

Upon motion by Robert Lindblom and seconded by Pam Mitchell the Board voted by unanimous consent to move agenda item #6 and #7 to #1 and #2. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #6. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ELECT A CHAIR FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Eric Ewing the board voted 12-1-1 to elect Troy Dunphy as the Board Chair for the 2025-26 school year. Robert Lightbody voted no and Troy Dunphy abstained. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #7. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ELECT A VICE CHAIR FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR.

Upon motion by Judi Dunphy and seconded by Eric Ewing the Board voted 12-1-1 to elect Kevin Sousa as the Vice Chair for the 2025-26 school year. Robert Lightbody voted no and Kevin Sousa abstained. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #1. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA

Agenda Item #9. a. To see if the RSU #74 Board of Directors will approve a cooperative team with Madison High School (MSAD #59) for boys’ soccer.

Agenda Item #9. b. To see if the RSU #74 Board of Directors will approve a cooperative team with Madison High School (MSAD #59) for football.

Agenda Item 9. C. To see if the RSU #74 Board of Directors will approve a cooperative team with Madison (MSAD #59) for cheering.

Agenda Item 9.d. To see if the RSU #74 Board of Directors will approve the second reading of policy JJIC – Student Activities (Co-Curricular).

Agenda Item #2. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF JULY 16, 2025.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted 12-0-2 to approve the Minutes of the Special Board of July 16, 2025. Robert Lindblom and Eric Ewing abstained. Motion passed. 

Agenda Item #3. PRESENTATIONS: Student Handbooks and Emergency Plans.

Agenda Item #4. REPORTS: 

A.)    Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Campbell discussed the entry way needing to be fixed at GSS, the resignation, and nomination.   

1. Appointments: None

    2. Resignations:

         Jean Butler – Principal – GSS & Solon 

3.  Nominations: 

   Brooke Welch – Special Ed Ed Tech I – 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.)    Administrators:  Written Reports were mailed to Board members and are available online at www.carrabec.org.

C.)    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?

 A member of the public spoke about the cooperative football team.

ACTION ITEMS:

Agenda Item #8. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ELECT A DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE DELEGATE FOR THE MAINE SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to elect Eric Ewing as the delegate for the Maine School Boards Association. Motion passed.

Upon motion by Eric Ewing and seconded by Laura Layman the Board voted by unanimous consent to elect Laura Layman as the alternate delegate for the Maine School Boards Association. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #9. TO SEE WHAT ACTION THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WOULD LIKE TO TAKE REGARDING THE GRADE 4 TEACHER AS GSS.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted 12-0-1 to nominate Kayla Starr as the Grade 4 Teacher for GSS. Robert Lightbody abstained. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #9. a. 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 Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve a cooperative team with Madison High School (MSAD #59) for boys’ soccer. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #9. b. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE A COOPERATIVE TEAM WITH MADISON HIGH SCHOOL (MSAD #59) FOR FOOTBALL.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Dallas Landry the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve a cooperative team with Madison High School (MSAD #59) for football. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #9. c. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE A COOPERATIVE TEAM WITH MADISON HIGH SCHOOL (MSAD #59) FOR CHEERING.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Robert Lindblom the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve a cooperative team with Madison High School (MSAD #59) for cheering. Motion passed.

Agenda Item 9.d. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE SECOND READING OF POLICY JJIC – STUDENT ACTIVITIES (CO-CURRICULAR).

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Dallas Landry the Board voted 13-0-1 to approve the second reading of policy JJIC – Student Activities (Co-Curricular). Robert Lindblom abstained. Motion passed.

The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.

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Mark L.  Campbell

Superintendent