March 4 Minutes

Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting

of

RSU #74 Board of Directors

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

5:30 p.m.

At

Carrabec Community School

Troy Dunphy, Chair, called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m.

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

Directors absent with notification: Robert Lindblom

Directors Absent without notification:  None

Staff Members Present: 11

Students Present: 0

Citizens Present: 4

Presentations – Auditor

Agenda Item #1. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA

4.A.1 Appointment – Jordan Enos – Admin. Asst. to Special Ed Director/DOO

                         Margaret Brown – Secretary – CCS

Moving Agenda Item #6 to #1a.

1.a. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW STRONG SAU TO ACCEPT THE DESIGNATED SCHOOL OF GUARANTEED ACCEPTANCE FOR THE SAU.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Eric Ewing the board voted 11-2 to enter into an agreement with the new Strong SAU to accept the designated school of guaranteed acceptance for the SAU. Robert Lightbody and Grace Carreiro voted no. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #2. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF FEBRUARY 4, 2026.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted 9-4-0 to approve the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of February 4, 2026. Eric Ewing, Keith Plourd, Robert Lightbody, and Nicole Richardson abstained. Motion passed. 

Agenda Item #4. REPORTS:

A.)  Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Campbell spoke about the appointments, moving the April meeting to CCS with Somerset Health presentation, removing GSS from the lighting project, the letter to Embden to withdraw the request to use the community center for Special Education, the budget, and creating a 10-year plan that looks at student population and projected costs.  

  1. Appointments:

             Jordan Enos – Admin. Asst. to Special Ed Director/DOO

             Margaret Brown – Secretary - CCS

  2. Resignations:

         Gabrielle Lord – PreK Ed Tech I – GSS

       Jenah Leeman – Admin. Asst. - CCS

  3.  Nominations:

               Chandra Holt – Title I Ed Tech III – GSS – per contract

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted by unanimous consent to approve Chandra Holt – Title I Ed Tech III – GSS – per contract. Motion passed.

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

B.)    Committees: Building & Grounds met on February 11th

   Policy met on February 11th

   Negotiation met on February 9th and 11th

   Finance met on February 25th

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 #7. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE SECOND READING OF POLICY BBBAA – STUDENT REPRESENTATION TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted by unanimous consent to approve the second reading of policy BBBAA – Student Representation to the School Board. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #8. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL REMOVE POLICES BDED – BUILDING AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE, BDEC – POLICY COMMITTEE, AND BDEB – FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted by unanimous consent to remove polices BDEB – Building and Grounds Committee, BDEC – Policy Committee, and BDEB – Finance Committee. Motion Passed.

Agenda Item #9. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF POLICY BDE – BOARD STANDING COMMITTEES.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted by unanimous consent to approve the first reading of policy BDE – Board Standing Committees.  Motion passed.

Agenda Item #10. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE NAMING OF THE CCS SOFTBALL FIELD.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted 12-1 to approve the naming of the CCS softball field. Robert Lightbody voted no. Motion passed.   

Agenda Item #11. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO MRS. TITLE 1, CHAPTER 13, SUBCHAPTER 1, SUBSECTION 405.6D TO DISCUSS NEGOTIATIONS.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board entered into executive session at

6:40 p.m.

The board was out of executive session at 8:08 p.m.

 Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted by unanimous consent to approve the salary agreements with the terms for administrator contracts discussed in executive session. As well to direct the superintendent to change the job title form Dean of Students/AD  to Assistant Principal/AD for the employee at CCS and CHS effective immediately authorizing Mr. Campbell to discuss fair compensation for the additional responsibilities with this employee. Motion passed.

 The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 8:08 p.m.

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Mark L.  Campbell

Superintendent