EPSOM
SCHOOL BOARD
EPSOM CENTRAL SCHOOL
MINUTES
OF MEETING
Present:
Board
Members: Andrew Turnbull (chair), Barbara Doughty, Bill Yeaton, Gordon
Ellis
David Dziura - Assistant
Superintendent of SAU 53 Schools
Patrick Connors – ECS
Principal
Richard Dougherty - ECS
Vice Principal
Tracey Miner - secretary
Citizen/Staff: no others
present
Agenda Item 1. Call to Order – by Andrew Turnbull at
Agenda Item 2. Pledge of Allegiance – lead by Gordon Ellis
Immediate
Business
Agenda Item 3A Citizens’/Staff Comments
There
were no comments.
Agenda Item 3B Review of Deliberative Session Strategies
As a
cost-effective decision, the Board has selected a new health insurance provider
for the teachers and staff. The estimate
for healthcare costs, based on the quotes from this new provider, would be
approximately $19,400 less than what is in the budget. The healthcare costs line item was calculated
based on the previous health insurance provider, who was still the provider
when the budget was prepared. The impact
of changing the line item amount in the budget
(to be presented at the deliberative session that follows) was discussed
by the Board. The fact was noted that health
coverage required by the teachers and staff can only be estimated, as needs for
families and singles change. The impact
of healthcare cost, due to the change in providers, was a minimal percentage of
the healthcare line item (less than 1%).
Therefore, the Board decided that this was not a specific detail that
needed to be presented at the deliberative session, and also chose not to
change this line item in the budget.
Other
Business
Agenda Item 4 Citizens’/Staff Comments
There were none.
Agenda Item 5 Adjournment
At
Next Scheduled Meeting will be on