MINUTES OF MEETING
PRESENT: John Harrington, Bonnie Beaubien, Kevin Barry,
Kevin Webber, Don Gorman, Tom Haley, Paul Yergeau, Peter Warburton,
1. Call To Order-Mr. Harrington
The March 15, 2007 DCS Board meeting was called to order at
2. Pledge of Allegiance
Mr. Harrington led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Minutes of Previous Meetings
A
motion was made by Kevin Barry to accept the minutes of
4. Immediate Business
A. Agenda Review
No Changes
B. Citizens’/ Staff
Comments
No Comments
C. High School Planning – Mr. Goulet, Mr. Harrington, Mr. Gorman
Mr. Goulet a member of the Epsom School
Board came to tonight’s meeting to gather information concerning the Deerfield
District’s future plans for a high school, middle school, etc. He stated that
as of now Epsom is satisfied with their arrangement with Pembroke but with
growth in the Southern Tier of NH he did not know how long the arrangement
would hold between the two communities. Mr. Goulet was impressed with the
initial work that has taken place.
Mr. Harrington stated that
Mr. Goulet invited a representative from
the board to meet with Epsom on
Mr. Harrington stated that Mr. Webber
(board member) had most of the information that Epsom would be interested in.
Mr. Haley informed the board that the
Mr. Gorman stated that he received a
letter form Dr. Leather concerning Voc.-Tech Education and the initial stages
of planning a community would need to take.
Mr. Webber asked about state funding for
this type of project?
Mr. Haley stated that the law allowed
for 20 centers and that there are already 20 centers in place. To get approval for a Voc. Tech school the
town of
Mr. Gorman stated that a Voc. Tech could be done but the board’s attitude would need to be re-vamped for it to be successful.
Mr. Webber restated to the board that the public
relations effort should be changed so that the community gets information in a
timely manner.
Mr. Webber suggested that the board create a
position as Public Relations Co-coordinator for the DCS board. That person would be responsible to keep
track of deadlines, writing articles, finding creative ways to communicate to
the public etc. Due to the amount of
time required Mr. Webber suggested that it be a paid position, he also
suggested that Maryann Clark be asked to take the position.
A motion was made by Kevin Webber to approach Mrs. Clark concerning the position of Public Relations Coordinator, and to explore the cost, and the amount of time needed for the position, seconded, by Kevin Barry
5. Old/Unfinished Business
A. Policy Review – Mr. Barry
The board reviewed the following policies:
v Athletic Policy
v Student Health Services-JLC
v First Aid and Emergency
Medical Care-JLCE
v Emergency Information
Form-JLCE-R
v Truancy Policy-JHB, JHB-R
v Student Release Precautions
Policy-JHC
v Student Records and
Access-JRA
v Student Records and Access /Procedures-JRA-R
v Instructional Approach-IF
v Instructional Materials-IJ
v Promotion and Retention Of
Students-IKE
v Evaluation of Instructional
Programs-IL
v Assessments-ILBA
v Student Class Placement-JG
v Electronics Policy
* See Attached Doc. To View
Policies
Mr. Harrington stated that the board two meetings
ago approved to change the Athletic Policy for the 06-07 Baseball/Softball
try-outs but that the rest of the policy stood unchanged. The board then reviewed the proposed Athletic
Policy at their last meeting and tonight would be their second review of the
policy.
Mrs. Beaubien was concerned that the removal of the
no-cuts policy (except for baseball/softball) did not reflect a middle school
philosophy and that by removing it from the policy DCS becomes a “Little High
School.” Ms. Beaubien was also concerned
that 6th graders get pushed to early into a program that is not
appropriate for them physically and emotionally.
Mrs. McPherson the Athletic Director for DCS stated
that it was her opinion that the decision should be made jointly by parents and
coaches.
A motion was made by Kevin Webber to approve the proposed Athletic Policy as presented with the exception of Winter Cheer (which will be open to 7th & 8th grade only), seconded by Kevin Barry.
A motion was made by Kevin Webber to approve the proposed Electronics Policy with the suggested corrections from the last school board meeting seconded by Bonnie Beaubien.
A motion to amend the proposed Electronics Policy to remove the warning system was made by Kevin Barry, seconded by Bonnie Beaubien.
A motion was made by Kevin Barry to approve the proposed Electronics Policy as amended, and to note that this policy is part of the student handbook seconded, by Bonnie Beaubien.
A
motion was made by Kevin Barry to accept the following policies: IF, IJ,
Motion Carried
The board was given the following polices for their first review: JLC,JLCE,JLCE-R, JHB, JHC, JRA for first review.
6. New Business
A. Future Board Schedule-Mr.
Harrington
The members of the board reviewed future board
meeting times and dates:
April 19th
May 3rd
May 17th
June 7th
June 21st
July 16th Goal Setting-To be held at
Kevin Barry’s home
August 16th
Spring SAU Mtg. May 30th at
B. Nomination/Election of Staff-Mr. Haley, Board members
Mr. Haley presented to the board staff nominations
for the 07-08 school year.
A motion was made by Kevin Barry to accept the nomination list as presented by Tom Haley, seconded by Bonnie Beaubien
Mr . Gorman asked if the board could go into
executive session.
Bonnie Beaubien withdrew her second Kevin Barry
withdrew his motion.
At
John Harrington YES
Bonnie Beaubien YES
Donald Gorman YES
Kevin Webber YES
THE MOTION
CARRIED
Present:
John Harrington, Kevin Barry, Bonnie Beaubien, Donald Gorman, Kevin
Webber, Paul Yergeau, Peter Warburton, Tom Haley.
The board discussed a
personnel matter.
At
John Harrington YES
Bonnie Beaubien YES
Donald Gorman YES
Kevin Webber YES
THE MOTION
CARRIED
Chair
John Harrington noted that no action had been taken in non-public session.
A motion was made by Kevin Barry to accept the nomination list as presented by Tom Haley, seconded by Bonnie Beaubien
All In Favor
Motion Carried
C. Board Organization- Mr. Harrington
A
motion was made by Kevin Barry to nominate John Harrington as Chairman for the
A
motion was made b y Don Gorman to nominate Kevin Webber as Chairman for the
(There
was no second)
Mr.
Gorman stated that he had some strong objections to the nomination of John
Harrington as Chairman. Mr. Gorman then
addressed Mr. Harrington about his concerns.
The motion to nominate John Harrington was brought forward again.
I Against
Motion Carried
A
motion was made by Don Gorman to nominate Kevin Webber as Vice-Chairman for the
All In Favor
Motion Carried
A
motion was made by Kevin Webber to nominate Bonnie Beaubien to the
All In Favor
Motion Carried
A
motion was made by John Harrington to nominate Kevin Barry as the
All In Favor
Motion Carried
A motion was made by Bonnie Beaubien to nominate Kevin Barry to the SAU Executive Board, seconded by John Harrington.
All In Favor
Motion Carried
A motion was made by Kevin Barry to nominate Kevin Webber & Bonnie Beaubien to be members of the DCS board negotiating team, seconded by John Harrington.
All In Favor
Motion Carried
Transportation Rep. Will remain
open
A motion was made by Kevin Webber to nominate Don Gorman & Bonnie Beaubien to represent the board on the Curriculum Review Committee, seconded by Kevin Barry.
All In Favor
Motion Carried
A motion was made by Kevin Webber to nominate Kevin Barry & Bonnie Beaubien for Manifest Review, seconded by Kevin Barry.
All In Favor
Motion Carried
A motion was made by Bonnie Beaubien to nominate Don Gorman to Maitenance, seconded by Kevin Barry.
All In Favor
Motion Carried
A motion was made by Kevin Barry to nominate Bonnie Beaubien as the delegate to the School Board Association, seconded by Kevin Webber.
All In Favor
Motion Carried
Public Relations-As needed
Building
Needs-As needed
A
motion was made by Kevin Webber to nominate Bonnie Beaubien and Kevin Barry as
All In Favor
Motion Carried
7. Other Business
A.
Informational Items – Administrators and Board Members
Paul
Yergeau-
Informed the members of the board that Monday, June 18th is the last
day of school.
Mr. Yergeau informed the board about the recent accident on the playground with
1st grade student and a 4th grader.
Apparently the two students collided on the playground ending with the 4th
grade student breaking his leg.
Mr.
Yereau stated that next Wednesday, the 13th of April he will be
holding a public hearing on the designing the school’s
Tom
Haley-informed
that board that Notice Meetings were sent from
Mr.
Haley informed the members that Multi-year terms for the Moderator and
Treasurer could be done. The board would
have to place a warrant on next years ballot to vote on the RSA, which would
allow them to do so.
Kevin Barry-informed
the members of the board that the results of the town survey were posted on the
town’s web site.
Peter Warburton-
informed the members of the board he has been working with staff from DCS and
other schools on a Reading Task Force Committee. He would be coming forward with more
information but wanted the board to know that he appreciated the participation
of Paul Yergeau, Jackie Veal, and Nancy Maguire.
Bonnie Beaubien-brought
information forward from the Hazardous Mitigation committee stating that there
is no place in the community with a generator large enough to handle an
Emergency situation. The board discussed
the situation stating the meet the towns needs.
The board will continue reviewing the situation.
B. Agenda Preparation- Mr. Harrington
Policies
Dept. Head-Louise Matteson
World Language-Eva Oliver
Public Relations
C.
Citizens’/Staff Comments
None Made
9. Adjournment
At
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION
CARRIED
The next Deerfield School Board meeting is scheduled for