MINUTES
OF MEETING
PRESENT:
John Harrington, Bonnie Beaubien, Don Gorman, Peter Aubrey, Kevin Barry, Kevin
Webber,
1. Call
To Order
The April 6, 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
March 16, 2006 Minutes
A motion was made by Kevin Barry to accept the minutes of
Mr. Barry stated that the
minutes on page 4, Section D. Paragraph
1 & 2 should be combined and read as:
At
A motion was made by Kevin Barry to accept the minutes of
All In Favor
Motion Carried
Minutes were accepted as corrected.
4. Immediate Business
A. Agenda Review
To be added: Added
under New Business, Public Awareness
B.
Citizens’
Staff Comments
Dottie Anderson a member of the First Fellowship
Christian church spoke with the board members about the distribution of Bibles
to the graduating 8th graders.
She stated that for the last several years the board has very graciously
allowed them give Bibles to any 8th grade graduate who desired to
have a copy.
Mr. Harrington stated that the board would discuss
the offer and he would contact them with a date.
Mrs. Hanson stated that she was here to be part of
the Facility Use discussion.
Mr. Harrington replied that the board is currently
working on a draft and will be asking for input at a later date.
D. Tuition Contract Report-Ms. Beaubein, Mr. Gorman
A letter was sent
to the school board requesting assistance for the $200 entrance fee for Coe
Brown. The board discussed Coe Brown’s
policy.
A motion was made by Kevin Webber to give the
assistance requested seconded by Bonnie Beaubein.
All In Favor
Motion Carried
5. Old/Unfinished Business
A. Use of Facilities Policy-Ms. Beaubein,
Mr. Gorman – Mr. Webber
Mr. Gorman stated that a lot of good suggestions
have come forward and that he and Bonnie Beaubein will be meeting with Paul to
finalize the list of suggestions.
Mrs. Hanson stated that the greater public would
like to participate in this process.
B. Facilities Planning-Mr. Harrington, Mr. Webber
- Mr. Barry
Kevin Webber informed the members of the board that
he and Kurt Lauer from Lauer Associates reviewed the electrical plans and is
planning to meet with an electrical engineer for a site visit. As of now each room has 1 outlet per wall, 1
circuit for every 2 rooms. The good news
is that the service coming into the building is more than adequate. If the school were to be built today there
would be 2 outlets per wall and each room would be on their own circuit.
The cost for this work would be $3,500 and could be
done during April vacation.
It was also noted that in June of 2004 NH Coop
doubled billed the school. Mr. Aubrey
was asked to look into this situation.
6. New Business
A. Nomination/Election of Staff- Mr.
Aubrey, Board Members
The board members reviewed the 06/07
Nomination List for the
A motion was made by Kevin Barry seconded
by Don Gorman to move the nomination of the 06/07 staff as presented.
All In Favor
Motion Carried
Mr. Webber presented the
following plan to assist the public in being aware as to what was happening at
DCS.
Proposed Public
Awareness Plan for the School Board
Goals
• To create community awareness of
ongoing school board activities as well as current major initiatives.
• To provide the community with
information on the space needs at DCS and the status of the High School
arrangement with Concord High
•
To generate feedback from the community with respect to school board
activities.
Method
• All local forms of print/web
media will be used including The Communicator, The Bridge, The Deer field
Newsletter and The Forum.
• Public information forums
and "klatches" will be held to explain major
initiatives, including the warrant for a middle/high
school. When to start?
Specific Suggestions and Notes
• School Board meeting agendas can
be posted in each week's Bridge as well as on The Forum. Also
include school board members' names. Suggested text:
"
• School Board meeting minutes can
be posted on the DCS web site. A reference to their location in the hard copy
version of The Bridge each week helps generate interest from persons
unable to show up at the weekly meetings. A reference to online meeting minute
location can be made in The Communicator, The Forum and The
• School Board must appoint a board member
responsible for Public Awareness.
•
Consistently reiterate the School Board function, members and meeting times.
• School board members can be scheduled as guest
speakers at regular meetings
of other organizations in town. (Selectmen, Planning
Bd, ZBA, DCC, FOL ...) Media Deadlines
2006
deadlines for The Communicator. The Communicator is usually
delivered the last week of the month prior to that issue; for example, the
February issue will arrive in mailboxes the last week of January. These dates
are tentative and subject to change.
Issue Deadline
May April
14
June May 12
July/August
June 9
September August 11
October September 8
November October 13
Dec/Jan November 10
The
7. Other Business
A. Informational Items-Mr.
Harrington
Don Gorman informed the
members of the board that the No Parking Signs have arrived and will be put in
place when the ground thaws.
John Harrington passed out
two letters to the school board members:
Mrs. Marquis a para at the
A motion was made by Kevin
Webber to grant Mrs. Marquis request as an unpaid leave, seconded by Kevin
Barry.
3
In Favor
1
Against
The second letter was Mrs.
Tatulis a 5th grade teacher at DCS.
Mrs. Tatulis requested a one-year leave of absence to work with UNH
interns in a supervisor capacity.
A motion was made Kevin
Webber to approve the request as an unpaid leave, seconded by Don Gorman.
All
In Favor
Motion
Approved
Kevin Barry reminded the
board members of the April 19th
NH School Brd. Association meeting.
Kevin Webber stated that at
a future meeting he would like to discuss transportation, busing issues.
Paul Yergeau brought to the
boards attention that the lawn near the parking lot was torn up on Election Day
and he wondered if the town had the ability to repair it.
Mr. Yereau also requested
that the board members review the Proposed Electronic Equipment Policy that the
Deerfield Community School Technology Magnet is working on. Board members
reviewed the policy and gave several suggestions. All parties involved will continue to work on
the policy.
The board discussed high
school numbers and where the 05/06 students were going. The board then revisited the
B. Agenda Preparation-Mr.
Harrington
1. Bldg. Needs
2. Proposed Public Awareness
Plan
C. Board Organization - Mr.
Harrington
06-07 Officers and Committee
Chairs for the
Vice Chair-Don Gorman
MBC Representative-John
Harrington
Selectmen’s
Representative-Kevin Barry
SAU Executive Board-Kevin
Barry
Negotiators-Kevin Webber,
Don Gorman
Transportation-Don Gorman
Curriculum Review Board-Don
Gorman, Bonnie Beaubein
Manifest
Review -Bonnie Beaubein, Kevin Barry
Maintenance
-Don Gorman
NHSBA
Delgate-Bonnie Beaubein
D. Citizens’/Staff Comments
None Made
8. Adjournment
At
John Harrington YES
Kevin Barry YES
Bonnie Beaubein YES
Kevin Webber YES
THE MOTION CARRIED