PRESENT: John Harrington, Bonnie Beaubien, Peter
Aubrey, Kevin Barry, Paul Yergeau,Gigi
Klipa,
The November 10, 2005 DCS Board meeting was
called to order at
A. Citizens’ Staff Comments – None Made
B. Staff Requests - Mr. Harrington
Ms. Ryan a 6th grade teacher at DCS was present to discuss with the board a request for leave that she has made.
Mr. Gorman a school board member had spoken with numerous staff members concerning suggested criteria for the board to use when determining time allowed for travel. Ex. Of Suggested Criteria:
Limited to International Travel
Use of Sick Days
Explanation of the benefit the experience would have for the grade level.
Mr. Harrington stated that he was concerned about the use of sick days for travel
and that sick days already had established language in the contract, which does not include travel.
Ms. Beaubien stated that a decision needed to be made for Ms. Ryan and that establishing criteria for travel was a separate issue at this time.
Mr. Webber stated that the board needed to be careful not to cross-contractual agreements.
The board members discussed the verbiage in the Teachers’ contract, educational benefit of travel, etc. The board decided to continue their discussion on this issue at the next board meeting.
C. Budget Development – Mr. Harrington
The board reviewed with Mr. Aubrey
the proposed 06-07 DCS budget. The
budget will be presented to the MBC December 6th at the George B.
White building at
Several Initiatives were presented to the board.
Mr. Yergeau presented the need for air conditioning in the computer lab. This room has poor ventilation and when you put a roomful of students in the room the environment becomes very stagnant. It was discussed that the students for state testing use the computers and the poor air quality is an area that needs to be improved.
Copier- Mr. Yergeau informed the board that the second copier that was leased specifically for Special Ed is not meeting the needs of the building. The lease will be up and the school is looking to upgrade. The company rep. stated that the cost per copy on the current machine is more expensive than the larger office copier due to the amount of copies being run.
Grade level stipends – Mr. Yergeau informed the board that each grade level has a
designated representative who meets with their grade level and in return meets with Paul/Gigi concerning grade level issues, curriculum, testing etc. Teachers who are asked to do this job end up having a planning period taken away. Mr. Yergeau stated that by setting grade levels with a teacher representative in place it assists Mr. Yergeau and Ms. Klippa in addressing the needs of each grade level.
The cost would be $1,1216 for 10 people.
Registered Nurse Position-Mrs. Matteson wrote the board a letter concerning adding on a 20 percent position. Mrs. Matteson stated in her letter that with the increased demands due to school growth and changing health issues the added part time position is necessary. The board members asked if the person had to be a Registered Nurse or would an LPN be able to do the job. Mr. Yergeau stated that an LPN could not distribute medications and this is an area
Mail Currier to the SAU, World Language position increased by 20 percent, fulltime Kindergarten, PE Assistant, Art Assistant, were also initiatives that were discussed.
The board reviewed the Tech. Line . Mr. Webber shared with the board the success of the Deerfield Lego League that is overseen by Debbie Boisvert and Maria Knee.
A motion was made to
increase, Co-Curricular Activity line by 500 dollars to support the lego league
in purchasing robot parts, etc. by Kevin Webber,
Seconded by Kevin Barry .
All
In Favor
Motion
Carried
A. Informational Items
Paul Yergeau-Informed the board members that Debbie Boisvert (Technology Coordinator) has been awarded the Teacher of the Year Award for her work
at DCS and the use of technology in the school setting.
Kevin Barry-Mr. Barry informed the board that the Select board has decided to use DCS for their Deliberative Session and for polling. The date has yet to be determined.
Kevin Webber-Mr. Webber informed the board that MaryAnn Clark has accepted the board’s Public Relations position.
A motion was made to add a
volunteer position for Public Relations to the school board by Kevin Webber,
seconded by Kevin Barry.
All
In Favor
Motion
Carried
Peter Aubrey- Stated that the SAU budget was passed. Also, as of Monday the SAU office is now again fully staffed.
John Harrington- stated that a newly
formed indoor soccer team had approached him concerning the use of the upper
field for practices. Mr. Harrington
stated that this team was made up of
The board members discussed liability issues and it was determined that at this time the team would not be able to use the school field.
Mr. Harrington also inquired about the fall maintenance of the field and asked for information concerning seeding, fertilizing, and mowing for the next meeting.
B. Agenda Items
Budget
Teacher Request
C. Citizens/Staff Comments
At
6. Informational Items