CHICHESTER CENTRAL SCHOOL
CHICHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2007
Present: Nancy Fraher, Ben Brown, John Poirier, Peter Warburton, Pam Stiles,
Judith Clark, Max Nolin,
Christine Faiella
1.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Nancy
Fraher at 6:37 P.M.
2.
Minutes of Previous Meeting - April 10,
2007
Ben Brown made a motion to approve the Chichester School Board Minutes for April 10, 2007 as printed.
John Poirier seconded the motion.
IT WAS A VOTE
3.
Citizen Comments
None
4.
A.R.E.A. Update
Christine Faiella reported on the A.R.E.A. Committee
meeting that she attended at Pembroke Academy Monday, May 14, 2007.
5.
Principal’s Report
Pam Stiles presented her Principal’s Report.
School Board Members requested
clarification regarding the criteria required for the 100,000 pages of reading required for the middle school
field trip.
Pam Stiles stated that requirement information was
sent home. Parents were asked to sign
stating that they understood the assignment.
Mrs. Stiles would request further explanation from the 7th
and 8th grade Language Arts teachers.
6.
School Board Goals
B.
CCS Lunch Program Participation
See 7 A
C.
Elementary School Grading Systems Research
See 8 D
7.
Special Topics
A.
School Lunch Program Update
Max Nolin, Hot Lunch Director, was present to update
the Board on the success of the new computerized program. It provides a great accounting
of all individual accounts. Recently, individual account information was
sent home showing balances. Information
is readily available for daily counts and monthly reports required by the
State. Ms. Nolin reported that snacks
and ice cream sales have doubled and tripled.
The Board asked the Director to look into what can
be done to improve the hot lunch program and encourage eating healthy, leaner
food.
The Hot Lunch Director will attend two workshops
this summer.
8.
Administrative Issues
A.
“Volunteer of the Year Award”
Nancy Fraher made a motion to nominate Blaze Konefal
for the “Volunteer of the Year Award”.
John Poirier seconded
the motion.
IT WAS A VOTE
B.
Waiver from Commissioner Tracy
John Poirier made a motion to confirm the e-mail
poll to accept the Wavier of one school day from the Commissioner of Education
for the State of New Hampshire for April 16, 2007.
Ben Brown seconded the motion.
IT WAS A VOTE
Passed Over
D. Grading
Committee Report
Pam Stiles presented the Grading Committee Report.
A committee was established to research various New
Hampshire school models of grading (26).
The staff was polled to determine their satisfaction
with the current grading model.
The committee concluded
with the following summative points:
·
High, reasonable expectations for children encourage growth and
improvement
·
Lower standards may discourage some students from mastering work (fix
and finish work)
·
If the level of mastery is lowered, students’ knowledge base for
testing will be lower.
·
We want to continue to recognize top achieving students (although PA
has a 10 point score with A being 90-100, students are still required to have
no grade lower that a 93 for the high honor roll).
·
Although our research shows that a little more than half of the schools
contacted have a 10-point scale the vast majority of staff are satisfied with
the standards being promoted at CCS.
E. Athletic
Policy
The Board was presented with a first reading of a
proposal to amend the current Athletic Policy.
F.
Budget Update
Peter Warburton presented the Chichester Projection
Report of the 2006-2007 Budget. At the
current time the projected surplus is anticipated to be $12,000.
Ben Brown made a motion to approve the expenditures
collectively for the following items from the end of the year surplus:
Money for teachers for
classroom expenditures up to $4,000
Top off oil tank
Nancy Fraher seconded the motion.
IT WAS A VOTE
Communication with Marston Transportation continues
regarding language of the proposed contract.
7. Adjournment
At 9:03 P.M hearing no further call for additional
business to be conducted by the Board, Chairperson Nancy Fraher adjourned the
meeting.
The next scheduled meetings are as follows:
July 19, 2007, 5:30 P.M., Goal Setting Meeting Nancy Fraher’s home
Hutchinson
Road
August 23, 2007, 6:00 P.M., Regular Meeting Chichester Central
School
September 20, 2007, 6:30 P.M., Regular Meeting Chichester Central
School
9.
Informational Items
NHSBA
Resolutions
Electronic Documents/Use of Email