EPSOM SCHOOL BOARD
MINUTES OF MEETING
Present:
Board Members: Barbara Doughty (Chair), Gordon
Ellis, Bill Yeaton, Tracey Miner, David
Goulet
Superintendent
of Schools: Tom Haley
Assistant
Superintendent of Schools: Dave Dziura
Principal: Patrick Connors
Vice-Principal: Richard Dougherty
Secretary: Janet Stickney
Citizen/Staff: Stacey Harwood, Diane Lewis, Linda Elliott, Lisa Strano, Aaron Pope, Melanie Gates, Tom Rouillard,
Peter Muise, Rita
Kiley, Jennifer Kiley
Agenda
Item 1. Call to Order by Barbara Dougherty at
Agenda Item 2.
Pledge of Allegiance led by Gordon Ellis
Agenda
Item 3. Immediate Business
A. Citizens/ Staff Comments
Diane Lewis inquired as to what the Board
wished done with the old playground equipment
that will be removed in order to construct the new playground equipment
in July.
Following
a brief discussion, Tracey Miner made a motion to accept that Tom Rouillard
take down the structure and recycle it as
he sees fit. David Goulet
seconded
the motion.
THE MOTION CARRIED ON A VOTE OF 3- 1
BARBARA
DOUGHTY AYE
GORDON
ELLIS NAY
TRACEY
MINER AYE
DAVID
GOULET AYE
BILL
YEATON
ABSTAIN
B. 2005/2006
Budget Review
Patrick
Connors passed out a revised list of possible expenditures for the school to make
prior to the close of the current fiscal year.
Gordon
Ellis made a motion to approve payment of not more than $4,000.00 to Rick
Belanger for purchase and installation of a storage trailer down back next
to
the Quonset hut on the lower field and the moving of the current storage
trailer by the school to the same
location, both to be
used at the discretion of ECS administration. Bill Yeaton
seconded the motion.
MOTION CARRIED ON A VOTE 5-0
BARBARA
DOUGHTY AYE
GORDON
ELLIS AYE
TRACEY
MINER AYE
DAVID
GOULET AYE
BILL
YEATON AYE
Barbara
Doughty made a motion to purchase LCD monitors and computers not to exceed
$3,000.0. Gordon Ellis seconded the motion.
THE MOTION CARRIED ON A VOTE 5-0
BARBARA
DOUGHTY AYE
GORDON
ELLIS AYE
TRACEY
MINER AYE
DAVID
GOULET AYE
BILL
YEATON AYE
David Goulet made a motion to approve an expenditure of up to $18,000.00
to reduce
the fund 4 food services deficit and that
the food services program be reviewed
by the Board again in late fall.
Barbara Doughty seconded the motion.
THE MOTION CARRIED ON A VOTE 4-0
BARBARA
DOUGHTY AYE
GORDON
ELLIS ABSTAIN
TRACEY MINER AYE
DAVID
GOULET
AYE
BILL
YEATON
AYE
Barbara Doughty made a motion to approve the expenditures on the list
from the ECS
administration (list attached at end of minutes) and
to spend an additional $77,209.00
for these expenditures. David Goulet
seconded the motion.
THE MOTION CARRIED ON A VOTE 5-0
BARBARA
DOUGHTY AYE
GORDON
ELLIS AYE
TRACEY MINER AYE
DAVID
GOULET AYE
BILL
YEATON
AYE
Tracey Miner made a motion to spend $5,207.21 to purchase the playground
structure
from Miracle Recreation for Phase 2 of the new ECS playground.
David Goulet seconded the motion.
THE MOTION CARRIED ON A VOTE 5-0
BARBARA
DOUGHTY AYE
GORDON
ELLIS AYE
TRACEY
MINER AYE
DAVID
GOULET AYE
BILL
YEATON AYE
Agenda
Item 4. Other Business
A.
Citizens/Staff Comments
Stacey Harwood
and Diane Lewis thanked the School Board for their action to purchase
the equipment for phase2 of the new playground
project.
The School Board
and Mr. Connors thanked Mr. Dougherty for his support during
the school year.
Agenda
Item 5. Adjournment
Hearing no
further business to be conducted by the Board, Barbara Doughty adjourned the meeting at
The
Board's next meeting is scheduled for
General Supplies- $1,817.20
UA Gen. Supplies-$352.00
Admin Gen. Supplies-$89.10
Sped. Gen. Supplies-$22.00
Other Gen. Supplies-$418.00
S.S. Gen. Supplies-$194.70
Reading Books-$749.10
Science Gen. Supplies-$221.10
Math Gen. Supplies-$176.00
Reading Gen. Supplies-$302.50
Lang. Gen. Supplies-$436.70
Total=$4,778.40
UA-$94.60/ Sorter and book display
Sped- $2200.00/ Laptop and LCD
Science-$131.90/ Hot plates
UA-$74.80/ Recorders
Science- 227.70
Grade 2- $585.20/ Bookcase and Storage Unit
Grade 4- $301.40/ Stool
Grade 6- $99.00/ Lecturn
Other- $ 3300.00/ Chairs
Total= $ 4,285.60
Other items:
General Supplies $ 5,000
Computer Equipment Scanner $ 350
Maintenance Equipment $ 435
Saws and other tools
Chair racks $ 599
Lockers $ 2415
Library books $ 230
Recoat the gymnasium floor $ 3750
Autoscrubber $ 6800
Floor buffer $ 5280
Washing Machine $ 370
Windows in the 2nd grade/4th grade area $ 21,460 (windows) vs. $52,500 (Kalwall)
Server closet fan $ 447
Windows and rugs in the library $1,080 (windows) and $ 5,628 (rug)
Paper $ 3,000
Life (UA) Supplies $ 503
4th Grade Literacy Books $ 543
6th Grade S.S. Books $ 500
Playground Mulch $ 3,000
Classroom books $ 2,127
A/V equipment $ 843
Guidance Supplies $ 275
Professional Books $ 205
Computer Alarms $ 576
Total of all items: $ 77,209 not including the cost of a storage shed or playground
Other motions:
Playground Phase II: $ 5,207.21
Storage Shed $ 4,000
LCD Monitors/Computers $ 3,000
(*Money in other lines)