Pembroke School
Board
PRESENT: Tom Haley, Clint Hanson, Rick Mitchell, Gerry
Fleury, Ry Weisiger, Mike Reardon, Deb Bulkley, Mona Kraus, Tom Serafin, Sandy Valine (recording
secretary), Ron Clouser, Linda Johnson, James Lucier, Linda Beaudoin, Michael Giannini,
1.
CALL
TO ORDER
Chair
Clint Hanson called the meeting to order at
2.
MINUTES
OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
A
motion to approve the minutes of the meetings listed above was made by Mr.
Weisiger and seconded by Mr. Mitchell.
ALL
IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
3.
IMMEDIATE
BUSINESS
A.
CITIZENS’
COMMENTS None at this time
B.
STUDENT
REQUEST
James Lucier made a presentation about gun safety. During 1994-1998 tens of thousands of
children were killed by guns. There is a
significant need for education in this area.
He has researched various programs. One program is Eddie the Eagle program K-3 focus:
teaches gun safety. NRA sponsored,
grant funding is available through the state.
Four main points if children encounter a gun: Stop!
Don’t Touch! Leave the area! And Tell an adult! There
are two levels K-1
and 2-3.
James contacted NH
Fish and Game regarding possible program for 4-6 graders. There is a video available. One main theme is to treat all weapons as if
they are loaded. Scenarios are presented
as well as warnings.
He has talked with
Mrs. Whitbeck and James is going to make a
presentation to second graders. Mrs. Whitbeck sent
home a notice to all parents involved to allow an “opt out” opportunity if they
are not interested in having their child participate in this program.
James has not
talked at length with peers or other teachers about this topic but is
interested in doing this soon. As part
of the project, his classmates will be hearing a presentation in class. As part of a class assignment, James’ project
is to find out what is an area of concern for the community and do something to
try to address that concern.
A motion to create
and implement some type of weapon education program pre-K to grade 6 in
conjunction with the principals was made by Mr. Fleury and seconded by Mr.
Serafin.
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
James would like
to have the district implement this type of program into the curriculum.
C.
CONSENT
AGENDA
·
Request
for Maternity Leave
·
Continuing
Education
·
Request
for Child Rearing Leave
A motion to
approve the consent agenda was made by Mr. Fleury and seconded by Mr. Mitchell.
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
·
Bus
Stop Request at
Mr. Giannini presented information to the board regarding the
bus stop request. There are some
additional factors that have not been presented earlier. Mr. Giannini
requested that the board reconsider its decision and make some type of
compromise to have the bus stop in “eyesight”.
The current bus stop is the closest but it is around the corner on the
other street.
Mrs. Beaudoin suggested that a stop at the bottom of Donna and
Nadine. That stop is within eyeshot and
is a very acceptable solution throughout the winter and/or end of the school
year. The board could amend the bus
schedule to include this seasonal stop.
A motion to allow
the bus coordinator to amend the bus schedule to include the proposed stop at
Donna and Nadine for the season was made by Mr. Fleury and seconded by Mr.
Weisiger.
There may be other
students who might also use that bus stop.
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
ENROLLMENT
REQUESTS
·
Continued
enrollment at TRS through June 2006
A motion to allow
the child to continue through Christmas Break 2005 was made by Mr. Fleury and
seconded by Mr. Weisiger.
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
·
A
previous request has been removed from the consent agenda since the child has
been withdrawn from Pembroke.
4.
OLD/UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
A.
BUDGET
DEVELOPMENT
Mr. Haley
presented additional information to the board regarding budget updates.
A motion to
approve the budget as presented and amended tonight in order to move it on to
the MBC was made by Mr. Weisiger and seconded by Mr. Mitchell.
There was
discussion related to TIF rates, re-evaluation numbers, budget and the
district’s history, and the tax rate. The numbers presented tonight do not
reflect any changes as related to Health Care coverage.
The MBC would like
the electronic version before Christmas vacation.
The EAP has been
contacted regarding Health Care and one meeting has been held. Another meeting is scheduled for tomorrow
with additional information and presentations.
If the questions are answered tomorrow, there is a slight chance that
the EAP could make a bargaining unit decision before the holiday break, however it may not be possible to have all of the
necessary meetings and a vote beforehand. Several districts would also need to
have similar meetings and votes. Mr. Haley will continue to work on providing
the information to the EAP and various school boards.
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
The draft warrant
was presented to the board for consideration and informational purposes. Action will be taken in January.
Mr. Haley
requested that the board provide any feedback regarding the presentation
materials (notebook) for the MBC.
Mr. Haley
presented information regarding comparisons across the SAU.
5.
NEW
BUSINESS
A.
ASSISTANT
SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
The search is into
the advertising segment of the process.
There are approximately 14 interested candidates at this point. There are board members and staff from other
districts on the screening committee.
Susanne Whitbeck has expressed an interest in
serving on the screening committee.
There was
discussion regarding the types of skills that would be ideal for this position
as it involves more than one district.
January and
February are target dates for initial interviews.
6.
OTHER
BUSINESS
A. CITIZENS’ COMMENTS None at this time
7.
ADJOURNMENT
Next
Scheduled Meeting:
At
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
·
MBC
meeting January 5th at
8.
INFORMATIONAL
ITEMS None at this time