CHICHESTER SCHOOL BOARD

CHICHESTER CENTRAL SCHOOL

CHICHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2005

 

 

Present:            John Poirier, Ben Brown, Nancy Fraher, Dave Dziura, Pam Stiles, Judith Clark, Min Jung, Michelle Plunkett, Denise Keeler, Kate Mara, Anne Lakeman, Aaron Thibeault, Chelsey Conner, Joel Pinkney, Austin St. Laurent, Janis Conner.

 

1.                  Call to Order

 

The meeting was called to order by Chairman John Poirier at 6:03 P.M.

 

2.         Minutes of Previous Meeting – August 24, 2005

 

Ben Brown made a motion to approve the Chichester School Board Minutes of August 24, 2005 as printed.

Nancy Fraher seconded the motion.

 

ALL IN FAVOR

IT WAS A VOTE

 

3.         Citizen Comments

 

            None

 

4.                  Principal’s Report

 

Pam Stiles presented her Principal’s Report.  Current enrollment as of September 20th is 276.  Mrs. Stiles reported that the students and staff at Chichester Central School “Change for Children Fund” raised and donated $1,833 to the American Red Cross for the victums of Hurricane Katrina.

 

5.                  School Board Goals

 

None Addressed

 

6.                  Administrative Issues

 

A.                 Bus Routes/Stops

 

Mrs. Stiles reported that the Bus Routes/Stops went as scheduled for the beginning of the school year.  A Pembroke Academy bus concern was directed to the Marston Transportation Company for attention.

Mr. Dziura reported that the SAU had reviewed the District’s transportation contract and reported that there was no clause for an automatic increase due to gasoline price increases.

 

B.                 Consent Agenda

 

Ben Brown made a motion to accept $174.74 from Target Stores and their Take Charge of Education Program.

Nancy Fraher seconded the motion.

 

ALL IN FAVOR

IT WAS A VOTE

 

C.                 CCS  Field Trips

 

(1)    8th Grade Trip

 

Mrs. Anne Lakeman and eighth grade class officers presented details and a video of the planned eighth grade trip to environmental camp at Ferry Beach Ecology School in Saco, Maine May 8 through May 11, 2006.   The eighth graders expect to have raised one-half of the $7,790 ($190/per student) by December 1st, 2005.  The students have been raising money since 6th grade.  The Chichester School District contributes $2,500 plus the cost of the bus for this trip.  All of the eighth grade students have returned their applications to attend.  Mrs. Sue Barry is currently working with each student to complete and document their required fourteen hours of community service in order to attend the camp.

 

Ben Brown made a motion giving the eighth grade class permission to go forth with fund raising and further planning for their trip to environmental camp at Ferry Beach Ecology School in Saco, Maine May 8 through May 11, 2006.

Nancy Fraher seconded the motion.

 

ALL IN FAVOR

IT WAS A VOTE

 

(2)    Field Trip Policy

 

Nancy Fraher requested a copy of all field trips scheduled for Chichester Central School classrooms.  The information is to include who goes where, at what grade and why.  She expressed a concern with the same field trip taken more than once.

 

Mrs. Fraher also requested a copy of permission slips for field trips.  She expressed a concern with field trip permission slips that give chaperones permission to administer medication.

 

The Board requested this information for review in October.

 

D.                 CIP Project Summaries

 

A copy of the modified emergency response CIP Project Request was distributed. The Board agreed to submit all requests to the Chichester Planning Board for February 2006.

 

E.                  Policy Review/Development

 

Employee Conflict of Interest

 

The Board continued their discussion of their Employee Conflict of Interest Policy and addressed some concerns on wording raised by Ben Brown.  With the addition of a few words to the draft policy the Board had been discussing, consensus was reached on a suitable wording for changes to be made to the policy. 

 

Nancy Fraher made a motion to approve the proposed policy revision with the wording changes agreed to this evening.

                        Ben Brown seconded that motion.

 

ALL IN FAVOR

IT WAS A VOTE

 

Daily Physical Activity Policy

 

Ben Brown made a motion to approve the Daily Physical Activity Policy as printed.

                        John Poirier seconded the motion.

 

ALL IN FAVOR

IT WAS A VOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F.                  Staff Issues

 

John Poirier made a motion that the Chichester School Board formally acknowledges that Sue Williams and Jack Farnum exercised their retirement options under the Master Agreement and that both Sue Williams and Jack Farnum will retire at the end of the 2005-06 school year.

                        Nancy Fraher seconded the motion.

 

ALL IN FAVOR

IT WAS A VOTE

 

The Chichester School Board acknowledges that the staff quota for early retirement has been filled for the 2005-06 school year.

 

Following a brief recess of the meeting, the Board returned at 7:45 P.M. to complete the meeting agenda.

 

At 8:00 P.M. Nancy Fraher made a motion to enter into non-public session under RSA 91-A:3II(c) in order to receive information from administration regarding a staff issue.

John Poirier seconded the motion.

 

 

John Poirier – Aye

Ben Brown – Aye

Nancy Fraher – Aye

 

Present:            John Poirier, Ben Brown, Nancy Fraher, Dave Dziura, Pam Stiles

 

                        At 8:05 P.M. Nancy Fraher made a motion to end the non-public session.

                        John Poirier seconded the motion.

 

John Poirier – Aye

Ben Brown – Aye

Nancy Fraher – Aye

 

School Board Chairman John Poirier announced that no action had been taken while in non-public session.

 

G.                 Student Issue

 

At 8:05 P.M. Ben Brown made a motion to enter non-public session under RSA 91-A:311 (c), in order to receive information from administration regarding a student issue.

John Poirier seconded the motion.

 

John Poirier – Aye

Ben Brown – Aye

Nancy Fraher – Aye

 

Present:            John Poirier, Ben Brown, Nancy Fraher, Dave Dziura, Pam Stiles.

At 8:10 P.M. Nancy Fraher made a motion to end the non-public session. 

John Poirier seconded the motion.

 

John Poirier – Aye

Ben Brown – Aye

Nancy Fraher – Aye

 

School Board Chairman John Poirier announced that the Board had taken no action while in non-public session.

 

7.                  Adjournment

 

At 8:12 P.M., hearing no further call for additional business, John Poirier adjourned the meeting.

 

The next scheduled meetings are:

           

                        Monday, October 24, 2005 at 6:00 P.M.

 

                        Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at 6:00 P.M.