August 5th 2026 Minutes

Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting

of

RSU #74 Board of Directors

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

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, Brenda Stevens, Luke Ellis, Pam Mitchell, Eric Ewing, Robert Lightbody, Laura Layman, Georgie Manzer, Diane Starr, and Nicole Richardson.

Directors absent with notification: Keith Plourd

Directors Absent without notification:  None

Staff Members Present: 9

Students Present: 0

Citizens Present: 0

Agenda Item #1. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA

Remove Samantha Saucier form 4.A.3.

4.A. 4. Nominations: 

         Courtney Peabody – PE/Health Teacher – CHS – per contract

         Jennie Mirlocca – PreK Teacher – Solon – per contract

Agenda Item #2. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 3, 2026 AND THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 11, 2026 AND JULY 7, 2026.

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 June 3, 2026 and the Special Board Meeting of June 11, 2026 and July 7, 2026. Motion passed. 

Agenda Item #3. PRESENTATIONS: Handbooks – Mr. Case and Mr. Dostie presented.

Agenda Item #4. REPORTS:

A.) Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Campbell spoke about the appointments, resignations, nominations, enrollment, and the possibility of having a bus pick up students from the daycare in Madison and in Kingfield.

1. Appointments:

                     Jen Hebert – New Teacher Mentor – GSS - $400 +$50 each mentee

                     Jen LaChance – New Teacher Mentor – Solon - $400 + $50 each mentee

                     Matt Scheve – Boys’ Soccer Coach – CCS - $1,537

                     Matt Scheve – Baseball Coach – CCS – $1,676

                     Liliana Caldwell – Volunteer Girls’Soccer Coach – CHS

                     Zack Davis – Volunteer Boys’ Soccer Coach – CHS

  2. Resignations:

          Raymond Cloutier – Maintenance – District

         Keane Carlin – PreK Teacher - Solon

  3.  Nominations:

                 Jackman Daigle – K-8 PE/Health Teacher – per contract

                     Sunnyrose Juzukonis – Special Education Teacher – CCS/CHS – per contract

                     Caleb Landry – English Teacher – CHS – per contract

                     Feleicia Gentilini – Special Ed Ed Tech II – PreK – per contract

                     Malachi Stevens – Special Ed Ed Tech II- GSS – per contract

                     Courtney Peabody – PE/Health Teacher – CHS – per contract

                     Jennie Mirlocca – PreK Teacher – Solon – per contract

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted 10-2-1 to approve the nomination as written with the removal of Samantha Saucier. Brenda Stevens and Dallas Landry abstained and Robert Lightbody voted no. 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?

ACTION ITEMS:

Agenda Item #6. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ELECT A CHAIR FOR THE 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR.

Upon motion by Pam Mitchell and seconded by Dallas Landry the board voted 11-1-1 to elect Troy Dunphy as the Board Chair for the 2026-27 school year. Robert Lightbody voted no. Troy Dunphy abstained. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #7. TO SEE IS THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ELECT A VICE CHAIR FOR THE   2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR.

Upon motion by Pam Mitchell and seconded by Dallas Landry the board voted 11-1-1 to elect Kevin Sousa as the Board Vice Chair for the 2026-27 school year. Robert Lightbody voted no. Kevin Sousa abstained. Motion passed.

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

Upon motion by Laura Layman and seconded by Kevin Sousa the board voted 12-1-0 to approve Eric Ewing as the Delegate for the Maine School Board Association. Eric Ewing abstained. Motion passed.

Upon motion by Robert Lightbody and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted 12-1-0 to approve Laura Layman as the Alternate Delegate for the Maine School Board Association. Laura Layman abstained. Motion passed.  

Agenda Item #9. TO SEE IS THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE CARRABEC COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISASTER/EMERGENCY SHELTER PLAN WITH THE TOWN OF ANSON.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted by unanimous consent to approve the Carrabec Community School Disaster/Emergency Shelter Plan with the Town of Anson.  Motion passed.  

Agenda Item #10. TO SEE IS THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE SECOND READING OF POLICY GBCC – EMPLOYEE USE OF CELL PHONES.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted by unanimous consent to approve the second reading of policy GBCC – Employee Use of Cell Phones. Motion passed.

 Agenda Item #11. TO SEE If THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE AN ADDITIONAL 3-HOUR MAINTENANCE POSITION.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted 12-0-1 to approve an additional 3-hour maintenance position. Robert Lightbody voted no. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #12. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE AN ADDITIONAL ED TECH POSITION TO SERVE AS A BHP IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted 12-0-1 to approve an additional Ed Tech position to serve as a BHP in special education. Robert Lightbody voted no. Motion passed.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted 12-0-1 to accept Trista Giroux as the additional Ed Tech to serve as a BHP in special education. Robert Lightbody voted no. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #13. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE WENDELL DUNLAP AS THE TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR FOR THE DISTRICT PER CONTRACT.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted by unanimous consent to approve Wendell Dunlap as the Transportation Supervisor for the district per contract. Motion passed.

AGENDA ITEM #12. 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 in executive session at 7:43 p.m.

The board was out of executive session at 8:27 p.m.

 No action was taken.

 The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 8:27 p.m.

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Mark L.  Campbell

Superintendent