Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting
of
RSU #74 Board of Directors
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
5:30 p.m.
At
Carrabec High 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, Eric Ewing, Robert Lightbody, and Laura Layman.
Directors absent with notification: Robert Lindblom Keith Plourd, and Nicole Richardson
Directors Absent without notification: None
Staff Members Present: 12
Students Present: 0
Citizens Present: 0
Agenda Item #1. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA
4.A. 2. Resignations – Shelby Obert – PE Teacher – CCS/GSS/Solon
Shannon Richards – Grade 5 Teacher
Agenda Item #7. Adding Angela Dunton
Remove Agenda Item #9
Agenda Item #2. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF APRIL 1, 2026 AND THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF APRIL 29, 2026
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted 10-1-0 to approve the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of April 1, 2026 and the Special Board Meeting of April 29, 2026. Robert Lightbody abstained. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #3. PRESENTATIONS: Outdoor Learning Center – Angela Larlee presented
Agenda Item #4. REPORTS:
A.) Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Campbell spoke about the expenditure report, purchasing a new van, the lighting project update, meeting with staff at CHS to have an elective fair to showcase electives offered to get interest to complete CHS schedule, the April 30th JMG ceremony and the career poster boards in the cafeteria, doing board awards this year in June, the staff BBQ on June 12th, and the interview process for the principal at GSS/Solon.
1. Appointments: None
2. Resignations:
Jack Kaplan – PE/Health Teacher – CHS
Sarah Dutch – Grade 6 Teacher – CCS
Shelby Obert – PE Teacher – CCS/GSS/Solon
Shannon Richard – Grade 5 Teacher - CCS
3. Nominations:
Anthony Perron – Mechanic – per contract
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted by unanimous consent to approve the nomination 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?
ACTION ITEMS:
Agenda Item #6. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE FOLLOWING TEACHER NOMINATIONS AS REQUIRED BY STATUTE FOR MOVEMENT FROM PROBATIONARY CONTRACT TO CONTINUING.
KIMBERLY POOLER
KEANE CARLIN
CALLY CHICK
AARON WELCH
SARAH LENT
JENNIFER MEADE
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted by unanimous consent to approve the teacher nominations as listed for movement from probationary contract to continuing. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #7. TO SEE IS THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE FOLLOWING TEACHER NOMINATIONS AS REQUIRED BY STATUTE FOR MOVEMENT FROM 1-YEAR OF PROBATIONARY CONTRACT TO 2-YEAR PROBATIONARY CONTRACT.
KAYLA STARR
KELLY VICNEIRE
ANGELA DUNTON
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted by unanimous consent to approve the teacher nominations as listed for movement from 1-year of probationary contract to 2-year probationary contract. Motion passed.
Agenda Item #8. TO SEE WHAT ACTION THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WOULD LIKE TO TAKE REGARDING THE CHANGES MADE TO THE TEACHER EVAUALTION SYSTEM.
Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the board voted by unanimous consent to approve the teacher evaluation system. Motion passed.
The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:21 p.m.
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Mark L. Campbell
Superintendent