AUGUSTA BOARD OF EDUCATION

REVISED

AGENDA

AUGUSTA SCHOOL BOARD

6:30 P.M. – EXECUTIVE SESSION

[Re: Personnel Matters -

Pursuant to Statutory Citation 1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(A)]

7:00 P.M. - BUSINESS MEETING

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2008

CAPITAL AREA TECHNICAL CENTER CAFETERIA

6:30 P.M. – EXECUTIVE SESSION:

[Re: Personnel Matters - Pursuant to Statutory Citation 1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(A)]

A. Motion to approve entering into Executive Session pursuant to Statutory Citation

1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(A).

Move to approve entering
into Executive Session pursuant to Statutory Citation 1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(A).

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

______________ Second: ______________

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Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

B. Motion to approve departing from Executive Session pursuant to Statutory Citation

1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(A).

Move to approve departing from Executive Session pursuant to Statutory Citation 1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(A).

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

______________ Second: ______________

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Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

7:00 P.M. - BUSINESS MEETING:

1) Opening:

A. Call to Order

B. Pledge of Allegiance

C. Presentations:

1. School-Based Health Center Presentation by Nurse Hope Zibura and

Dan Myers, Director of FMI and Medical Director for the School-Based Health Center.

2) Approval of Minutes:

A. Motion to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 9, 2008.

Move to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 9, 2008 as submitted.

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

______________ Second: ______________

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Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

3) Communications:

A. Letters:

1. April 11, 2008 Letter from Commissioner of Education Susan A. Gendron
relative to the revised Alternative Plan submitted by the Augusta School Department on March 28, 2008 for review for compliance with the School Reorganization Law by the Maine Department of Education.

2. April 7, 2008 Letter to Cony High School Principal James Anastasio
from Ms. Pamela Gray-Bennett from the New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEAS&C) relative to the Cony High School Accreditation Visit Evaluation Report.

3. May 6, 2008 Letter to Superintendent Brown from Reading First Co-Director Patrick O’Shea relative to Gilbert Elementary School’s award of a 4^th Year Extension of the Reading First Grant.

B. Student Council Report

4) Resignations and Retirements:

A. Resignations:

1. Joel C. Doore - Letter of Resignation dated April 9, 2008 informing the Augusta School Department that he would be resigning from his position as a Mathematics Teacher at Cony High School effective with the close of the 2007-2008 school year.

2. Courtney Kreider – Letter of Resignation dated May 7, 2008 informing the Augusta School Department that she would be resigning from her position as a Grade 7 Language Arts Teacher at Hodgkins Middle School effective with the close of the 2007-2008 school year.

Retirements: None.

5) Recognitions:

1. Charles Izzi, Jr. - On Monday night, May 5^th, at the Maine Culinary Association's

Annual Awards Banquet in Augusta, Charles Izzi, Jr. was presented with the coveted American Culinary Federation Maine Chapter's Chef of the Year award. It was his second such achievement, the first being in 1990.

6) Informational Items:

A. Out-of-State Professional Development Travel:

1. Phil Michaud, Cony H.S. Business Ed Teacher and 5 of His Students – Trip to Bangor, ME – May 15, 2008 – Business Education Association of Maine (B.E.A.M.) State Competition. These 5 students won regional contests and will now compete at the State Competition in Accounting and Personal Finance.

B. Athletic and Extra-Curricular Nominations:

1. Spring Coaching Nominations for 2007-2008 school year:

· Robbie Morin – Hodgkins 8^th Grade Baseball Coach

· Jeremie Greenleaf – Hodgkins 7^th Grade Baseball Co-Coach

· Robbie Morin - Hodgkins 7^th Grade Baseball Co-Coach

· Courtney Kreider - Hodgkins 7^th Grade Softball Coach

· Helen (Lynn) Allerding – Hodgkins 7^th Grade Softball Coach

7) Committee Reports:

A. Finance: [There was no Finance Meeting in May.]

1. Business Manager’s Report.

B. Curriculum & Education: [Curriculum & Education Committee Met on 5/7/08.]

1. Curriculum Coordinator’s Report.

C. Personnel & Negotiations: [There was no Personnel & Negotiations Meeting in May.]

1. Personnel & Negotiations Committee Chairman’s Report.

8) Consent Items: (All matters listed under this item will be considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. A Board Member may ask to have an item(s) removed and considered individually.)

A. Nominations for Professional Positions:

1. Motion to approve the nomination of Jennifer Veuillux as a Grade 3/4 Teacher at
Gilbert Elementary School.

2. Motion to approve the nomination of Paul Vachon as the Athletic Director at Cony High School.

3. Motion to approve the nomination of Storm Kelsoe as a Speech/Language Pathologist in the Augusta School Department.

Move to approve the

above three Nominations

for Professional Positions:

1) Jennifer Veuillux as a Grade 3/4Teacher at Gilbert Elementary School;

2) Paul Vachon as the Athletic Director at Cony High School; and

3) Storm Kelsoe as a Speech/Language Pathologist in the Augusta School Dept.

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

______________ Second: ______________

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Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

9) Public Comment on Non-Personnel Agenda Items:

10) Unfinished Business:

A. Policy Adoptions/Revisions/Deletions: None.

B. Budget Discussion.

11) New Business:

A. Student Activity Travel Requests (Out-of-State or Overnight):

1. Motion to approve – Spanish Club Trip to Mexico – April 15-22, 2009 -
EF Educational Tours -Mexico’s Yucatan – 15+ Students and 2 Chaperones.

Move to approve the
Spanish Club’s Trip to

Mexico on April 15-22,

2009.

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

______________ Second: ______________

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Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

B. Policy Adoptions/Revisions/Deletions. None.

C. Nominations for Administrative Positions: None.

D. Motion to approve a Gift from Hannaford Bros. and General Mills to the Farrington Elementary School in the amount of $1,000.00 from the Hannaford Helps Schools Program.

Move to approve a

Gift from Hannaford Bros. and General Mills
to the Farrington Elementary School in the amount of $1,000.00 from the Hannaford Helps Schools Program.

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

______________ Second: ______________

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Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

E. Motion to approve the transfer of $10,000 from the Contingency Line and $30,000 from the Building Repair and Maintenance Line (for a total of $40,000) to be transferred to CATC’s Building Project Line for the CATC Lobby Renovations:

Move to approve the

transfer of $10,000 from the Contingency Line and $30,000 from the Building Repair and Maintenance Line (for a total of $40,000) to be transferred to CATC’s Building Project Line for the CATC Lobby Renovations.

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

______________ Second: ______________

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Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

New Business: (CONTINUED)

F. Motion to approve the appointment of two School Board Members to the

Joint Audit Committee.

Move to approve the appointment of two

School Board Members

to the Joint Audit

Committee.

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

______________ Second: ______________

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Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

12. Superintendent’s Report:

13. Reports from Other School Officials:

14. Audience Recognition for Non-Agenda Items:

15. Adjourn:

A. Motion to Adjourn:

Move to Adjourn.

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

Time:

______________ Second: ______________

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Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

______ p.m.

Next Business Meeting of the Augusta Board of Education

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

7:00 p.m. – Board Business Meeting

CATC Cafeteria