MINUTES
OF MEETING
PRESENT:
John Harrington, Bonnie Beaubien, Don Gorman, Tom Haley, Kevin Barry, Paul
Yergeau, Gigi Klipa, Kevin Webber,
1. Call
To Order
The February 16, 2006 DCS Board meeting was called
to order at
2. Pledge
of Allegiance
Mr. Harrington led the school board and
others present in the Pledge of Allegiance
3. Minutes of Previous Meetings
A motion was made by Kevin Barry to accept the minutes of
4 In Favor
1 Against
Motion Carried
(Mr. Gorman stated that he was concerned that the minutes of
A motion was made to accept the minutes of the
All In Favor
Motion Carried
A motion was made by Kevin Barry to accept the minutes of the
All In Favor
Motion Carried
(Pg. 1 typo Kevin Barr should read Kevin Barry)
(Pg. 5 Should read: A
motion was made by Kevin Webber to add to the Non-Certified Benefit
package: That the Deerfield School
District will pay 90 percent of all school health insurance plans after 10
years of employment for Full Time Non-Certified Employees (Seconded by Kevin
Barry)
4. Immediate Business
A. Agenda Review
The board moved Building Project Planning (4
E) as first item in the meeting to be discussed.
B. Citizens’ Staff Comments
No
Comments
C. Deliberative Session Review-Mr. Barry
Kevin Barry handed out to
the members of the School Board the minutes to the
Mr. Webber asked where the
details of the meeting were. Kevin Barry
stated that due to the time frame requirements for SB2 the statutory time could
not be met if they were written in full.
Mr. Harrington stated that he was concerned that the interaction of the
constituency was not being recorded and that if the board wanted to review the
comments it would be hard to resurrect the information. Mr. Barry stated that the town will be
following the same format and that the Town of
The board will continue to
discuss this matter.
Mr. Harrington stated that
he wants it noted that
Kevin Barry stated that we
are now 2 years into the contract and that the school would be built in 4 years
allowing for the Administrator to review and set up the school’s curriculum.
At that time
Kevin Webber stated that the
earliest the building would be open would be 2008, the middle school would be
in place alleviating the overcrowding at DCS and the District would not have to
be concerned with future sky rocketing building costs.
Mr. Haley reminded the board
that with the expansion of 93 looming the
D. Building Project Update-Mr. Webber
Mr. Webber informed the
members of the board that a second mailer will be going out to
the public. The mailer
this time will include the floor plan.
E. Building Project Planning-Mr. Gorman
Mr. Gorman informed the members of the board that
his meeting with Commissioner of Education went very well. He stated that with the Governor’s plan on
extending the academic age requirement to 18 instead of 16 it is important for
the state to have programs in place to insure that these students receive the
education that meets their needs but also meets the demands of business,
trades, etc. Mr. Gorman stated that
Senate Bill 263 was discussed at the State House. Present at the hearing were unions, trade
unions, the National Guard, etc. All
agreed that there needed to be an expansion of alternative education
choices. Mr. Gorman then stated that
Board members discussed the ideas presented. Mr. Webber stated that he has seen programs
where students are in the school building for 4 hours in the morning and 4
hours in the afternoon and the rest of the school day are apprenticing. He also stated that it is not inexpensive
program to operate and outside money would need to be invested. The idea of a regional tech. center was
discussed.
Mr. Webber stated that Mr. Gorman’s assumption that
the Curriculum for the proposed high school was not presented well, was
incorrect. He stated that it was his
opinion that the school board should not develop the curriculum but it should
be given to the Principal and head teachers to formulate. Mr. Webber stated that the current proposal
also recognized the need for long distance planning to be set in place allowing
subjects like Latin to be taught.
The board members agreed to continue discussion
concerning this subject.
5. Old/Unfinished Business
A. Electrical Review – Mr.
Webber
Mr. Webber has contacted
Kurt Lauer concerning a site analysis of DCS’s electrical needs. Mr. Lauer recommended several Electrical
Engineers and Mr. Webber will be contacting them this week and will have more
information at the next school board meeting.
Kevin Webber- stated that he
is very concerned about the continued parking in the fire lane. It was his opinion that more signs need to be
put in place and the yellow lines need to be repainted. Mr. Gorman was asked by the board to
purchase more signs and to repaint the yellow fire lane lines. Mr. Gorman agreed to do so. The board also agreed to
review the situation until
they are satisfied that the fire lane is not used for overflow parking.
Mr. Haley – presented a
letter to the board from Mr. G. Kelley IV stating that Mr. & Mrs. Adam
Langdon are renting a home from him on
The board also received a
letter from James Smith (73 Old Centre Rd. N, Deerfield, NH) requesting that
the Deerfield School District allow his daughter to transfer to Raymond High
School from Concord.
A motion was made by Kevin
Barry to allow Mr. Smith’s daughter to transfer to Raymond High, with the
District paying the tuition, seconded by Don Gorman.
All In Favor
Motion
Carried
The board reviewed a letter
from Tom Haley to the School Administrative Unit # 53 Board Members concerning
the search process for an assistant superintendent.
In his letter Mr. Haley stated that previous contact
with board members, it appeared that all were in agreement that a representative
group rather than the full SAU #53 Board should conduct final interviews. Mr. Haley also stated that two
suggestions had been given to him:
• Appoint the Executive
Board to conduct the interviews and make a recommendation to the full SAU
Board.
• Select a group comprised
of one board member from Allenstown,
The original subcommittee (7 members) would like to
join the Board members who conduct the interviews to be part of the
deliberation prior to a final decision.
Mr. Haley stated that he
envisioned the process to be complete by Mid-March.
Mr. Harrington- informed the
board members that he had received a phone call from a parent concerning High
School Transportation. The parent stated
that they called Dail and were told that the company may not continue
transporting students to
B. Agenda Preparation-Mr.
Harrington
Travel Policy
Electrical Needs
Voc. Tech. Curr. Plans
Candidate’s Night
School Calendar
Teacher Request
C. Citizens’/Staff Comments
None
D.
Non-Public Session
At
John Harrington YES
Kevin Barry YES
Bonnie Beaubien YES
Don Gorman YES
Kevin Webber YES
THE MOTION CARRIED
Present: John Harrington, Kevin Barry, Bonnie Beaubien,
Don Gorman, Kevin Webber, Paul Yergeau, Gigi Klipa, Tom Haley.
At
John Harrington YES
Kevin Barry YES
Bonnie Beaubien YES
Don Gorman YES
Kevin Webber YES
THE MOTION CARRIED
Chairman John Harrington noted that no action had been
taken in the non-public session.
7. Adjournment
At
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION
CARRIED
The next Deerfield School Board business meeting is scheduled
for
8. Informational Items
None