MINUTES OF MEETING
PRESENT: Bonnie
Beaubien, Don Gorman, Kevin Barry, Maryann Clark, Greg Williams, Supt. Peter
Warburton, Assist. Supt. Gail Paludi, Principal, Paul Yergeau,
1. Call to
Order - Mr. Gorman
The
2. Pledge
Allegiance
Ms. Beaubien led those
present in the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Minutes of
Previous Meeting (s) – May 6th
A motion was made by Don Gorman to accept the minutes
of May 6th as written seconded by Maryann Clark.
All In Favor
Motion Carried
4. Immediate
Business
A. Agenda Review
B. Citizens’/Staff Comments
Mrs. Shigo and Mrs. Anderson from
the
The board members thanked Mrs. Shigo and Mrs. Anderson for their presentation and would inform them of their decision.
Mrs. Nelson a parent of two
children attending DCS asked the members of the board if they would review the
route of the red bus. According to Mrs.
Nelson the length of the ride is very long and the bus is crowded. Mrs. Cummings who lives on
The board will review the route with Dail.
C. Request from Citizen – Mr. Warburton
Mrs. Guardia (Deerfield Welfare Admin.) wrote a letter to the members of the board thanking several DCS staff for assisting a family in need. In particular Mrs. Guardia thanked Ms. Klipa and Mrs. Mahoney for their assistance.
Supt. Warburton brought to the attention of the board several DCS staff members who have chosen to retire this year. Pam Marcoux (Reading Recovery), James Arcari (4th Grade Teacher), and Ann Ryan (6th Grade Teacher).
A motion was made by Don Gorman to accept the resignations, seconded by Kevin Barry.
All
In Favor
Nicole Manley, a
Para-professional wrote a letter to the members of the board requesting
maternity leave as stated in the
A motion was made by Don Gorman to accept the
request from Nicole Manley for maternity leave as per the
All
In Favor
Motion
Carried
D. Default/Amended Working Budget Discussion/Action- Mr. Warburton, Mr. Aubrey
Mr. Aubrey suggested changes to the 09-10 budget and noted the areas where lines needed to be transferred from. Mr. Aubrey requested that the board vote to change the amended budget into a working budget.
A motion was made by Kevin Barry to accept the amended working budget as proposed, seconded by Don Gorman.
All In Favor
Motion Carried
E. Teacher Open Forum – Ms. Beaubien
At this time several teachers and staff members were present to discuss needs at the Deerfield Community School and to reflect on the past 08-09 school year with the board members.
5. Old/Unfinished Business
Will be reviewed at the next meeting.
B. High School Survey-Mr. Warbuton, Mrs. Clark
Mrs. Clark shared with the board the results of the High School survey. Mrs. Clark stated that the response rate was 42%. Board members were pleased with the high participation. It was decided that the board members would review the survey in more detail at their next meeting.
C. D.E.A. Negotiations
Supt. Warburton will write a letter for the board responding to their request.
*Request was not noted verbally for the min. to be recorded.
6. New Business
A. Principal’s Report- Mr. Yergeau
Mr. Yergeau informed the board that Self-Study Review, work will continue through the summer and that the members of the Steering Committee will be reviewing the information.
Mr. Yergeau invited the members
of the board to the 08-09 graduation on the 19th of June at
Mr. Yergeau reviewed the water issue that took place at DCS while the students were arriving at school. There was a malfunction with a sprinkler head in Mr. Dudley’s 8th grade classroom. Water leaked from that room into the art room, which is directly underneath Mr. Dudley’s room. Damage was minimal Mr. Yergeau noted for the amount of water that was flowing down the hall and through the ceiling. Mr. Yergeau thanked the members of the Police and Fire Dept. for their assistance in the clean up.
Mr. Yergeau informed the members of the board that as of tonight 49 students have registered for kindergarten and that the numbers were up 6 students from the 08-09 school year. Due to the high enrollment the full day program is in question. Mr. Yergeau informed the board that both classes are above the board recommended numbers of 14.
Options that were brought forward were:
1. Status quo
2. 3 Full Day Kindergarten programs
Mrs. Clark was concerned about the space issue if three full day programs were set in place.
Other concerns that were brought forward were money, hiring freeze, and the sentiment of the taxpayers.
The board members reviewed the options with the two Kindergarten teachers and decided to set up another meeting to discuss the situation in greater detail.
A motion was made to table
any kindergarten proposal for two weeks, seconded by Maryann Clark.
The next board
meeting will be June 16th at
B. Classroom Use
The board discussed the expansion of the pre-school program due to IEP requirements and the need for the program to move into another classroom space.
The board members discussed the needs and concerns of the pre-school.
A motion was made by
Maryann Clark to bring a classroom from the modulars into the building seconded, by Don Gorman.
Motion
Carried
Mrs. Clark stated that her reason (s) behind her motion were driven by safety concerns. Mrs. Clark stated that by having students out side of the school building there was no protection from intruders.
Mr. Gorman stated that by moving in only one classroom it did not solve safety concerns. Mrs. Clark stated that my moving in 25% of the students it would be a beginning.
The members discussed Mrs. Clark’s motion. Board members agreed that DCS needed to address
School safety but did not feel that Mrs. Clark’s motion addressed those concerns.
Ms. Beaubien called for a vote.
1 In Favor
4 Against
A motion was
made by Don Gorman to encumber $4,300 from the 08-09 budget for a security
audit to be done by Honeywell, seconded by Kevin Barry.
Motion Carried
C. Energy Committee-Mr. Yergeau
Members of the Deerfield Energy
Committee were present to ask permission to do an energy audit of the school
building. Mr. O’Connell stated that this
information would include an audit of the school, entering the data, and
setting benchmarks. These benchmarks
would be used to compare the
Supt. Warburton stated that the board is already working with Honeywell but that it would be an asset if the two groups could meet. Mr. O’Connell asked if the contract with Honeywell was a performance contract. Supt. Warburton stated that it was and that other schools in the SAU had worked with Honeywell and that the results were positive.
Chairman, Bonnie Beaubien stated that the Deerfield Energy committee had done a wonderful job assisting the library with their energy concerns.
7. Informational Items
A. Citzens'comments
None were made.
B. Budget Projections
Supt. Warburton noted that currently DCS has a $160,000 dollar surplus, which does not include Concord High’s revised tuition bill.
C. Special Education
A letter was sent to Supt. Warburton form Robert
Prohl, Assistant Supt. of Concord. In
his letter Mr. Prohl stated that he and Michele Crouteau the Business
Administrator reviewed the benefit costs used in the calculation of special
education tuition rates. Mr. Prohl
stated that it was determined that the benefit costs for the paraprofessionals
could be lowered, thus reducing the 08-09 paraprofessional hourly cost from
$26.69 to $23.65. The rate change is
retroactive to
D. Grant Funding Approval-Mr. Warburton
Supt. Warburton brought to the
attention of the board the monies that be awarded through IDIA.
E. Approved 2009/10 Calendar – Mr. Warburton
2009/10 Calendars were in the school board packets.
A motion was made by Don
Gorman to allow the First Love Prayer Fellowship the same time and place as the
last three years, which has been at the end of the driveway and after school
hours, seconded, by Maryann Clark.
Motion
Carried
At
Maryann
Clark YES
Kevin
Barry YES
Donald
Gorman YES
Bonnie Beaubien YES
Greg Williams YES
Present: Bonnie Beaubien, Kevin Barry, Donald Gorman, MaryAnn Clark, Supt. Peter Warburton, Assist. Supt. Gail Paludi, Paul Yergeau
Several personnel items were discussed.
A motion was made to come out of non-public session
at
Maryann
Clark YES
Kevin
Barry YES
Bonnie Beaubien YES
Greg Williams YES
THE MOTION CARRIED
No decisions made
in non-public session as stated by Ms. Beaubien, chair.
A motion was made by Kevin Barry and seconded by
Don Gorman to table the parent request for high school placement until more
information was provided.
All In Favor
Motion Carried
A motion was made by Kevin
Barry and seconded by Don Gorman to deny the request from a paraprofessional to
take the last two days of school in June as days off without pay; all in
favor-yes; the motion carried.
All In Favor
Motion
Carried
8. Adjournment
A motion to adjourn the meeting
was made by Kevin Barry and seconded by Don Gorman;
All In Favor
Motion Carried
The meeting was adjourned at
Next Scheduled Meeting: