September 7, 2005 Minutes of Regular Meeting
Present: Jacqueline Reilly, Chair
Barbara Girs, Vice Chair
Jane Carroll, Board Member
Kristin McKeon, Board Member
Judy Idelkope, Board Member
Wayne Woolridge, Assistant Superintendent
Timothy Ruehr,
Martin Mahoney, Principal
Sharyn D'Eon, Assistant Principal
Susan DeLuca, Recording Secretary
Also present for a portion
of the Meeting:
Ruth Van Houten, Community
Member
Robyn Dunphy, Teacher
Darlene Dunn, Teacher
1. Call to Order
Motion by Ms. Reilly to call the meeting to order at 5:30 PM
2. Public Input I
None
3. Approval of Minutes
May 14, 2005 - Add
May 16, 2005(S) - Ms. Girs made motion to approve minutes as
written. Ms. Carroll seconded. A unanimous roll call vote was taken. Motion passed.
May 31, 2005(S) - Ms. Girs made motion to approve minutes as
written. Ms. Idelkope seconded. A unanimous roll call vote was taken. Motion passed.
June 1, 2005(R)- Changes as
follows: under also present Jessa Gobbo should be Tessa Gobbo. Page 3, first sentence, all agree that the town needs,
should read, “All agree that the town should look into a recreational
facility. Page 3, first paragraph, item
number 6.
Financial
Report, second sentence change where we were financially to where the district
was financially. Second paragraph, first
sentence, amend to read There are three options for health insurance
under Policy #5007. Third paragraph
second to last sentence reads Ms. McKeon suggested that we do not pass
recommendations - change to add other recommendations. Passed the prices as
recommended with increased cost for milk. Page 6, i. Other - insert “who to award contract to” before
Waste
Management, Orr Brothers, or ITT. Add: Award contract to Orr Brothers” After the
motion passed, insert Ms Carroll voted in the negative. Change last sentence to read, “Ms. Carroll
commented that the Orr Brothers were responsible people.
Ms. Idelkope made a motion to accept the minutes as
amended. Ms. McKeon seconded. A unanimous roll call vote was taken. The motion passed.
June 1, 2005 Non-Public Session taken up in
non-public session.
June 6, 2005(S) - change location of meeting to read
June 15, 2005(S) - non-public session. Taken up in non-public session
July 6, 2005(S) - 1.
Call to Order - strike second and third sentences. Replace with Ms. Reilly reviewed budget committee concerns. Ms. Girs made motion to accept as amended. Ms. Idelkope seconded. A unanimous roll call vote was taken. The motion passed.
July 6, 2005 (S) - non-public session - taken up in non-public
session
July 15, 2005 (S) - non-public session - taken up in non-public
session.
August 10, 2005 - Motion by Ms. Idelkope to
accept minutes as written. Ms.
Carroll seconded. A unanimous roll call
vote was taken. The motion passed.
August 10, 2005 - Non-public session - taken up in non-public
session.
August 24, 2005(S) - Non-public session - third paragraph
change concluded to included. Motion by Ms. McKeon to accept minutes as amended. Ms. Idelkope seconded. A unanimous roll call vote was taken. The motion passed.
4. Bills and Manifests
Ms. Girs discussed a bill from March that was just paid in this
school year. Much discussion
ensued. Ms. Girs made motion to accept manifest
checks #1001161 - 1001268 in the amount of $331,729.00. Ms. McKeon seconded. A unanimous roll call vote was taken. The motion passed.
5. Financial Report
Mr. Ruehr went over the financial report for the period ending
June 30, 2005 recapping revenue and expenses and the overall financial standing
of the district. The 2005 fiscal year
ended with a surplus of about $84,500 (about 1.26% of the total budget), of
which $20,000 was voted to be placed into the expendable trust fund. $64,500 will go towards lowering the FY2006
tax burden.
Ms. Girs made a motion to accept the financial report as
presented. Ms. Carroll seconded. A unanimous roll call vote was taken. The motion passed.
NHSBA Membership - Mr. Ruehr stated that the cost of membership
would be $2,964.12. Cost of the policy
review is not included in that amount. Discussion
ensued. Ms. McKeon made a motion not to join. Discussion ensued. A roll call vote was taken. The vote was 3-2. The motion carries.
Mr. Mahoney stated that there were many issues regarding the
gym floor. There were many delays that could
have been avoided. Discussion ensued. Ms. McKeon made a motion to apply penalty as
outlined in the contract for every day after the completion date the floor was
not complete. Also to not pay the final
amount until the final punch list is done.
Ms. Idelkope seconded the motion.
A unanimous roll call vote was taken.
The motion passed.
6. Public Input II
Ms. Van Houten commented on the gym
floor project. She visited the school
one day to see what was going on with the project and found that the workmen
for the company doing the floor were not wearing facemasks. Regarding the new boiler - the company that
installed it doesn't want the custodian touching any settings or oiling the circulator. Discussion ensued regarding the idling of
school buses in front of the building.
Ms. D'Eon commented that the buses have to be running when the students
come out of the school as their lights have to be flashing. Question about the garage
being sided and painted. Who is
going to finish the job as it was not finished during the summer?
On June 1st there was a
teacher out on leave. What is the
process to follow on administrative leave?
The board should ask what the “process” is from the previous and current
superintendent.
7. Reports
a. Principal/Assistant Principal
Mr. Mahoney referred to his Principal's Report and commented
that Ms. Goulas and Ms. Rydant
did a fantastic job on the Early Prevention of School Failure (EPSF) program,
which was done before school started. Mr.
Mahoney discussed the School Leadership Transition Plan and how Ms. D'Eon will transition
to the principal's position on July 1, 2006.
Mr. Mahoney commented on the success of the ball field project. Mr. & Mrs. Stanclift
said the group needs require them to raise $16,000 and that so far monies
raised have come to $11,000. Carroll
Concrete and Whitcomb's have generously donated materials.
b. Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent
Mr. Woolridge spoke about the NHEIAP results.
Mr. Woolridge handed out the Report of the
Superintendent/Assistant Superintendents for the Month of September 2005 and
went over how the Superintendent would like to use this format to report on
what is going on at
Ms. Girs asked again about a Personnel Manager Report and a Job
Description.
Ms. McKeon commented about the High School handbooks not being
out until the first day of school. It is
not acceptable for students to be late, why is it okay for the adults to do so?
c. School board committees:
Sept. 24, 2005 is the auction.
Ms. Reilly informed Board Members that the
MRPSOC training is a 3-workshop
training.
Open House will be held on September 14, 2005.
d. S.AU. 29 Committees
None
8. Old Business
a. Gifts to the School District Policy #1017 - 1st
Changes discussed were as follows: Sentence 3; add after value – or items under
$200 in value, which require no maintenance.
Sentence 4, Donor will be advised in writing of any decision(s) by the
School Board. Ms. Girs made a motion to
accept as amended. Ms. McKeon seconded. A unanimous roll call vote was taken. Motion passed.
b. School Board Goals
The School Boards Goals should be finalized for the October
meeting. It was discussed that another meeting
would be held prior to the October meeting to finalize this. Meeting was set for September 21, 2005 from 7:00
- 8:00 pm.
c. Other
None
9. New Business
a. Approve 2005-2006 Budget Schedule
Change the date under Budget Presented to Board from December 1
to December 7, Wednesday, at 6:30 p.m.
Also delete the second Budget Work Session and Budget Committee Meeting
following that. After the Budget Finalization/Board
meeting, under Budget Committee Meeting insert: January 10, 2006, Tuesday, 7:00
p.m. Ms. Idelkope made a motion to
approve the schedule as amended. Ms.
Carroll seconded. A unanimous roll call
vote was taken. Motion passed.
b. Policy Alignment
Mr. Woolridge passed around a handout and spoke regarding
policy alignment.
c. Guidelines of the
Discussion ensued. It
was agreed upon that further discussion would happen at the next meeting.
d. Annual Establishment of Goals Policy #1010 Review
Mr. Woolridge spoke regarding the samples of other districts
Annual Establishment of Goals. After much
discussion Mr. Mahoney recapped what was discussed and typed a draft of what
the board would like their policy to look like.
e. KHS Attendance Policy
Ms. Girs discussed at length the Attendance Policy. After much discussion Mr. Woolridge stated
that Mr. Harris, Assistant Principal-Blue House at the High School would speak
to this at the next regularly scheduled meeting in October.
f. Other
Discussion ensued around the non-renewal of a Keene High
Coach. There is a policy handbook for athletics. It was asked that Ms. Munson comment on the
process of discipline.
Policy #3002 Community Use and Rental of School Facilities -
have Mr. Ruehr look at this to see if costs are okay and bring back to future meeting.
10. Future Agenda/s
a. October - Status of Students at
b. -
Transportation
c. - Budget
Recommendation for Administration
11. Public Input III
Ms. Van Houten asked about the
5/6-grade Special Education teacher. Mr.
Mahoney stated that interviews have happened and the finalist will be picked by
Friday.
12. Non-Public Session - R.S.A. 91-A:3
Motion made by Ms. Carroll that the Board move to non-public
session at 10:05 pm under the provisions of R.S.A. 91-A:3
to discuss staff personnel. The motion
was seconded by Ms. Idelkope and a unanimous roll call vote was taken. Accompanying the Board were Mr. Mahoney, Mrs.
D'Eon and Mr. Woolridge.
A motion was made by Ms. Girs to return to open session at
10:35 pm. Ms. Idelkope seconded the
motion and a unanimous roll call
vote was taken.
13. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 10:35 p.m.
Susan DeLuca
Recording Secretary