PEMBROKE SCHOOL
BOARD
SAU #53
CONFERENCE ROOM
PRESENT: Clint Hanson, Tammy Boucher, Rick Mitchell, Tom
Serafin, Sue Whitbeck, Mike Reardon, Deb Bulkley, Ryan Quinn, Peter Warburton, Tom
Haley, Jonathan Burnham.
1. Call to Order
Chair Clint Hanson called the meeting to
order at
2. Minutes of Previous Meeting
The board reviewed the minutes of the
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3. Immediate Business
A. Citizens’
Comments
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B. Project Update
Maintenance Director Jonathan
Burnham reviewed progress on the “Honeywell” project. Honeywell engineers have nearly completed
their initial review of the district and will discuss findings with Mr. Burnham
and the administration in mid-July. A
final plan for upgrades will then be devised and presented to the School Board. One potential cost-saving measure is to
convert to natural gas at Village and
Mr. Burnham also reviewed planned
summer projects at each school building.
C. Calendar
Amendment
The principals discovered that a release
day was not scheduled for March, 2008.
Sue Whitbeck suggested that March 13 be approved as an early release
day.
A motion to amend the calendar as
requested was made by Rick Mitchell, seconded by Tammy Boucher.
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D. Consent
Agenda
The consent agenda, inclusive of the
resignation of Jill Corson and Marilyn Pena and the reaffirmation of P.A.L.S.
as the official district parent/teacher organization was discussed.
A motion was made by Tammy Boucher,
seconded by Rick Mitchell, to approve the consent agenda.
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E. Budget
Review
The board reviewed the status of the
2006/07 budget. Board Members suggested
expending funds for T.R.S. dugouts, security enhancement at T.R.S., technology
upgrades and maintenance compensation. A
motion to expand funds on these items was made by Tom Serafin, seconded by Rick
Mitchell.
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The board asked that P.A.L.S. be
asked if they might assist with dugout expenses.
F. Policy
Review
The board reviewed the Entry/Enrollment
policy which has been further revised based upon previous board discussion to
address parents who do not inform the district that they are no longer
residents. Tom Serafin asked that the
word “deliberately” be eliminated. With
that further amendment, a motion to approve the policy was made by Tom Serafin,
seconded by Tammy Boucher.
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A newly drafted policy on School
Access was reviewed.
A motion was made by Rick Mitchell,
seconded by Tom Serafin, to waive the rules allowing the policy to be acted
upon after its first reading.
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A motion was made by Tammy Boucher,
seconded by Tom Serafin, to approve the policy on School Access.
Chairman Clint Hanson indicated he
would table the motion for later board action to give all members an
opportunity to fully read and consider the policy.
G. Nomination/Election
of Staff
Superintendent Tom Haley nominated:
Crystal Williams – P.A.
– English – Replacing Jill Corson
Suzanne Klink – P.A. –
A.D. – Replacing Sue Hutchinson
Jay Bachelder – P.A. –
Intervention/Prevention Specialist
A motion to approve the nominations
was made by Tom Serafin, seconded by Tammy Boucher.
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Tom Serafin questioned Headmaster
Mike Reardon regarding the new music teacher’s expertise in instrumental music
instruction.
H. Goals
Review/Goal Setting
Assistant Superintendent Peter
Warburton reviewed the district’s work on literacy improvement and suggested a
goal and specific objectives for board consideration. Various questions and clarifications were
addressed. The board emphasized that
this should be a cooperative effort with other community leaders and groups.
Headmaster Mike Reardon reviewed a
recommended initiative to alter the
A motion was made by Tom Serafin,
seconded by Tammy Boucher, to charge the administration with formulating a
specific goal to create a trimester system beginning in the 2009/10 school
year.
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A motion was made by Tom Serafin,
seconded by Rick Mitchell, to charge the administration with formulating a
specific goal in support of the SAU Literacy initiative.
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Clint Hanson asked that the
evaluation portion of the Literacy goal be expanded.
The board proceeded to review each
of the 2006/07 goals and discussed areas of progress. The board also discussed goals for a
strategic planning review in the next two years, to participate in regular
emergency planning activities, and to design a pro-active external communication
process.
The board asked administrators to
prepare draft goals for review in August.
F. Policy
Review (Cont.)
Chair Clint Hanson took the policy
on School Access off the table for further discussion, and subsequently called
for a vote on the School Access policy.
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Tammy Boucher discussed the C.I.P.
Committee’s recent meetings and a date for the board to meet with them. The board asked Tom Haley to contact the
committee and suggest August 20, giving the board the opportunity to discuss
its plan on August 14.
A motion was made by Tammy Boucher,
seconded by Tom Serafin, to allow the bus coordinator to post tentative
transportation lists which would subsequently be reviewed and authorized at the
board’s August 14 meeting.
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4. Adjournment
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The next regular scheduled meeting of the
Pembroke School Board is
5. Informational Items
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