Thursday, November 8,
2007
MINUTES OF
MEETING
PRESENT: John Harrington,
Bonnie Beaubien, Kevin Webber, Kevin Barry, Don Gorman, Gigi Klipa, Peter
Aubrey,
1. Call To Order-Mr.
Harrington
The November 8th, 2007
DCS Board meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM by Chairman John
Harrington.
2. Pledge of
Allegiance
Mr. Harrington led those present
in the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Immediate Business
A. Citizens’ Comments
Mrs.
Yurek asked if a letter had letter had been received from Concord High
concerning the sibling issue. Mr. Harrington stated that a letter had been
received. Mrs.Yurek also asked the members of the board if parents of high school
students were willing to pay towards transportation such as ($180 a year) would
it help draw support from the community for high school transportation.
Mr.
Harrington stated that a letter had been received from Concord High. He also thanked Mrs. Yurek for her idea
concerning transportation but did not see how the District could require
partial payment.
Mr.
Harrington stated that the school board has received a reply from the Concord
Board concerning the sibling issue. As
of 11/08/2007 the Concord Board has declined any further changes to the
Deerfield/Concord High School Agreement.
The DCS board will be drawing names at the next meeting for
B. Budget Development-Ms. Beaubien, Mr.
Harrington
The board discussed furniture
replacement/purchases. Ms. Klipa stated
that most of the furniture such as teacher desks, book cases etc., in the
building were from the GB White Building.
Ms. Klipa further stated that she has set in place a replacement
schedule for these items.
Line 1100-Regular Programs:
The board noted a change in line 001-110-111-108-000 Intern Stipends. Ms. Klipa noted that there has been a rate increase for interns.
The board reviewed line
v
Pembroke Acad. 3
students @ $8,982=$26,946 (3% est. increase)
v
Coe Brown Acad. 20
students @ $11,931=238,620 (5% est. increase,)
v
Concord High 216
students @ $12,090=$2,611,330 (3% act. increase)
v
Central 4 students @
$7,687=$30,748 (3% est. increase)
v
Memorial 2 students @
$7,687=$15,374(3% Est. increase)
v
Pinkerton Acad. 1
student @ $8,479=$8,479
v
Raymond High 2
students @ $11,208=$22,416 (3% est. increase)
Line 001-110-610-108-000
General Supplies:
Mr. Webber inquired about the
increase in this line.
Mrs. Davitt replied that for the
last few years many items such as crayons, markers, and other student supplies
were not ordered. These items will be
ordered for the 08-09 school year. Also costs of paper, toner, paints, etc.
have increased in cost.
Line 001-1100-610-108-027 Lang.
Arts Texts:
Ms. Klipa informed the board that
Lang. Arts texts were ordered last year and would not be ordered this year but
line 030 Social Studies texts would need to be ordered because the current
books are no longer in print and cannot be replaced.
Line 001-1410-110-108-000
Co-Curricular Salaries:
Mr. Barry stated that there was a
request last year to increase this line but it did not make it into the
budget. A stipend of $800 instead of
$600 would be given to coaches.
Line 001-2123-330-108-000
NWEA/Testing:
Ms. Klipa informed the members of
the board that this testing was in addition to the NCAP testing and was used
for diagnostic purposes. Ms. Klipa also
noted that Aimsweb would now include Pre K-2.
Line 2290 Other Inst. Staff
Services:
It was noted that this line was
level funded.
Items in the 2600 Operation/Maintenance lines were reviewed.
Mr. Barry asked how many employees
were actually working for maintenance and how many were full time/part time?
Mr. Harrington asked if an
estimate for the cutting of brush and shrubs on the fire road up to the fields
could be brought forward at the next meeting.
Line 2720-Pupil Transportation:
It was noted that the Deerfield
District is in year 5 of a 5year contract and should meet with Dail
representatives next year. (08-09)
Mr. Aubrey brought to the board’s
attention that in the current Allenstown contract with Dail there is a clause
concerning fuel costs therefore transportation costs could change. Currently there is no such clause in the
Contract between Dail and
The board discussed the need for
high school transportation and that the cost for two buses (morning and
evening) would cost the district $73,440.
The board discussed if the buses
were truly filled coming and going from DCS or if routes could be
mainstreamed. Mr. Barry reminded the
board that in the agreement with Dail no student should ride the bus for more
than 40 minutes and that more than likely this was the reason some buses were
not filled to capacity.
Mr. Gorman stated that a plan
should be brought forward to review and determine the need for keeping the
modulars that DCS has in place or if updating the modulars was necessary.
Line 001-4300-330-108-000-High
School Feasibility study/options was
changed to Facility Study Options and $5,000 was placed in that line in order
to study the space needs in the DCS facility.
4. Other Business
A.
Informational Items
No Items were discussed
B.
Agenda Preparation
High School Lottery
DCS Initiatives
Budget
C.
Citizens’ Staff Comments
Mr. Godbois asked if the District
might consider having their own buses again to take care of the high school
transportation needs?
Mr. Aubrey stated that the cost of
start up is expensive. Cost of buses,
insurance, maintenance, fuel and staffing issues makes it nearly prohibitive.
5.
Adjournment:
At 8:25 P.M. a motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Bonnie Beaubien
seconded by Don Gorman.
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
The next scheduled
Deerfield School Board meeting will be Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 6:30 P.M.