CHICHESTER CENTRAL SCHOOL
CHICHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2005
Present: John Poirier, Ben Brown, Nancy Fraher, Dave Dziura, Pam Stiles, Judith Clark
1.
Call to Order
2. Minutes of Previous Meeting – June 7, 2005 (public hearing);
June 7, 2005 (business
meeting); July 25,
2005
Ben Brown made a motion to approve the Chichester
School Board Minutes for June 7, 2005 (public hearing); June 7, 2005 (business
meeting) and July 25, 2005 as printed.
Nancy Fraher seconded the motion.
IT WAS A VOTE
3. Citizen Comments
None
4.
Principal’s Report
Pam Stiles presented her Principal’s Report. Enrollment for 2005-06 for the first day of
school is estimated to be 278 students.
Nancy Fraher requested that highlights of the
Principal’s Report be included on the Chichester School District web site. Mrs. Stiles agreed to post that information.
5.
School Board Goals
None addressed
6.
Administrative Issues
A.
Co-Curriculum Job Descriptions
The Chichester School Board asked that Co-Curriculum
Job Descriptions be written as guidelines of what the staff coordinator is
expected to do when directing a specific Co-Curriculum activity to ensure
measurable outcomes. The Administration
will present samples of a format for developing these job descriptions. A deadline of October 1, 2005 was set for
staff response. The Board will revisit
these job descriptions at their October meeting.
B.
CIP Project Forms
Administration presented to the Board the Chichester
School District copies of the Chichester 2005-2011 Capital Improvement Program
(CIP) Project Request and Ranking Forms required by the Town of Chichester for
capital items defined as any item with a gross cost of $10,000, a useful of 2
or more years, and is not normally included in the operating budget.
The Board will review and discuss these requests at
future meetings.
C.
2005-06 Chichester School Board Goals
The Chichester School Board Goals developed at the
July 25, 2005 Chichester School Board meeting were reviewed.
John Poirier made a motion to approve the 2005-06
Chichester School Board Goals.
Ben Brown seconded the motion.
IT WAS A VOTE
The 2004-05 Budget ended $5,000 in deficit. Funds to cover this deficit were taken from
the Special Education Trust Fund.
The Board asked for an explanation of the source of
the Year-end Revenue Tuition line showing $10,129 income.
E.
Policy Review/Development
Nancy Fraher made a motion to approve the Admission
of Homeless Students Policy.
Ben Brown seconded the motion.
Nancy Fraher - Aye
Student Absences -
Procedures
Students Absences and
Excuses
Ben Brown made a motion to approve the Student
Absences – Procedures Policy and the Students Absences and Excuses Policy.
Nancy Fraher seconded the motion.
IT WAS A VOTE
Employee Conflict of
Interest Policy
After discussion the Board agreed to review, rewrite
and readdress this policy in September.
F.
Staff Issue
At 8:15 P.M. John Poirier made a motion to enter
into non-public session under RSA 91-A:3II (b) to discuss a staff issue.
Ben Brown seconded the motion.
Ben Brown – Aye
Nancy Fraher – Aye
Present: John Poirier, Ben Brown, Nancy
Fraher, Dave Dziura, Pam Stiles
At 8:20 P.M. John Poirier made a motion to end
the non-public session.
Nancy Fraher seconded the
motion.
Ben Brown – Aye
Nancy Fraher – Aye
School Board Chairman John Poirier announced that no action had been taken while in non-public session.
7.
Adjournment
At 8:20 P.M., hearing no further call for additional
business to be conducted by the Board, Chairman John Poirier adjourned the
meeting.
The next scheduled meeting is Tuesday, September 20,
2005.
8.
Information Items
The State of New Hampshire, Department of Education,
“FY06 Equitable Education Aid” formula was attached as information for the
Chichester School Board.