PEMBROKE SCHOOL BOARD
PRESENT: Tom Haley, Clint Hanson, Gerry Fleury, Ry Weisiger, Rick Mitchell, Michael Reardon, Susanne Whitbeck, Mona Kraus, Deb Bulkley, Sandy Valine (recording secretary), JoAnn Lytle, Beth Corcoran, Mary Rosenthall
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Clint Hanson called the meeting to order at
2.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
A typo was corrected on page 2 of the
A motion to approve the minutes of the January 31st and February 14th meetings 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. FLU RESPONSE PLAN
Mr. Haley introduced the school nurses. They have contacted Mr. Haley regarding issues regarding the planning for a “flu pandemic”. He will be meeting with the Nurses in the near future.
The Nurses provided information from the School Nurse website to adapt for a policy for Pembroke. Hopefully we’ll never have a pandemic, but state and CDC want each school to develop a plan.
This is a “working policy” as updates are being sent quite often from the CDC or the state. The district will need to be prepared and ready to close schools, stop buses from rolling if there is a serious issue or threat. Would the school district need to wait for the state to recommend or take action on our own? Probably would need to make a district level decision or respond to the state recommendations. There could be a potential cost for items such as masks, or other supplies. There is a supply shortage already which is one of the reasons they are working on this policy.
The nurses are asking for the board to approve the policy as a start, and have them continue to work on it. This is being presented as a “heads up” policy and plan for the district.
There was discussion regarding several topics- procedures, masks, quarantines,
A motion to waive our policy on adopting policies was made by Mr. Weisiger and seconded by Mr. Mitchell.
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
A motion to endorse the Influenza Epidemic/Pandemic
Prevention and Response Plan for the
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
Communicability with children is often a key element in the rapid spread of many illnesses. This may be one of the reasons the schools might need to respond quickly.
C. CONSENT AGENDA
A motion to accept the gift was made by Mr. Mitchell and seconded by Mr. Fleury.
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
A motion to approve the request of Non-resident enrollment was made by Mr. Fleury and seconded by Mr. Mitchell.
ONE IN FAVOR
THREE IN OPPOSITION
THE MOTION FAILED
This trip impacts Thursday and Friday on the school calendar. This is a similar request to prior years. Trip Insurance is part of the package.
A motion to approve was made by Mr. Fleury and seconded by Mr. Weisiger
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
D. NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION
A request from the Pembroke Grange regarding the placement of the Pembroke School House on Pembroke Street being listed on the National Register of Historic Property.
A suggestion was made to have a board member meet with the Grange to gather additional information.
This facility is owned by the
There was discussion regarding this topic in terms of the upkeep of the building, the need for much more specific information related to the reasoning behind the request and the costs that could be associated with this type of project.
The board is looking to have a representative to meet with them before taking further action on this topic. Mr. Mitchell volunteered to meet with the Grange.
4.
OLD/UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. 2006-07 CALENDAR
A motion to approve the Pembroke Calendar as presented was made by Mr. Weisiger and seconded by Mr. Mitchell.
There was discussion regarding the movement of an early release time.
Staff requests have been made to have December 22 as a no school day.
Motion tabled until the March 28th meeting.
B. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
The Search committee worked hard to select candidates. They have been interviewing, and visiting home districts as well as having the candidates in the schools.
The Executive Board of SAU will conduct the final interviews
of candidates. On
The process as outlined at the meeting appears to be fine with the Pembroke School Board. Once the Executive Board makes a decision, they will present the recommendation to the SAU board for a confirming vote. It appears that there should have candidate by next week.
C. DISTRICT MEETING PLANNING
Town Reports are prepared and ready for the meeting;
informational brochure was also distributed to the board members.
5.
OTHER BUSINESS
A. CITIZENS’ COMMENTS None at this time
B. STAFF REVIEW
At 8:25 PM a motion to enter Non public session under RSA 91-A:3II(a) for the purpose of conducting a staff review was made by Mr. Fleury and seconded by Mr. Weisiger.
On a roll call, the board voted:
Mr.
Hanson YES
Mr.
Fleury YES
Mr. Weisiger YES
Mr.
Serafin YES
Mr. Mitchell YES
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
Present in the non-public session: Clint Hanson, Gerry Fleury, Rick Mitchell, Tom Serafin,
Ry Weisiger, Mike Reardon, and Tom
Haley.
At
seconded by Mr. Weisiger. On a roll call, the board voted:
Mr.
Hanson YES
Mr.
Fleury YES
Mr. Weisiger YES
Mr.
Serafin YES
Mr. Mitchell YES
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
Mr. Hanson reported that no action had been taken during the non public session.
B. PERSONNEL MATTER
At
On a roll call, the board voted:
Mr.
Hanson YES
Mr.
Fleury YES
Mr. Weisiger YES
Mr.
Serafin YES
Mr. Mitchell YES
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
Present in the non-public session: Clint Hanson, Gerry Fleury, Rick Mitchell, Tom Serafin,
Ry Weisiger, Mike Reardon, and Tom
Haley.
At
seconded by Mr. Weisiger. On a roll call, the board voted:
Mr.
Hanson YES
Mr.
Fleury YES
Mr. Weisiger YES
Mr.
Serafin YES
Mr. Mitchell YES
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
Mr. Hanson reported that no action had been taken during the non public session.
6.
ADJOURNMENT
NEXT SCHEDULED
MEETING
At
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
7.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS