MINUTES

AUGUSTA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

6:15 p.m. – PRE-BOARD MEETING

7:00 p.m. – BUSINESS MEETING

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008

CAPITAL AREA TECHNICAL CENTER CAFETERIA

6:15 P.M. – PRE-BOARD MEETING:

7:00 P.M. - BUSINESS MEETING:

BUSINESS MEETING:

The following Board Members were present:

Chair:	Bill Burney
Board Members:	Susan Campbell, Sue Dowling, Willie Emerson, Jane Dennison, and Kim Silsby

Also present were:

Superintendent:	Cornelia Brown
Business Manager:	James Jurdak
Director of Curriculum & Education:	Barbara Jordan

Absent were:

Board Members:	Dick Barnes, Darek Grant, and Nate Rende
Director of Curriculum & Education:	Barbara Jordan

7:00 P.M. - BUSINESS MEETING:

1) Opening:

A. Call to Order: Chair Burney called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Chair Burney began the meeting by congratulating the Cony Girls’ Basketball Team for their recent tournament win and for moving on to the Finals.

B. Pledge of Allegiance

C. Presentations:

1. 2008-2009 Operating Budget Presentation by Dr. Brown.

Dr. Brown advised the Board that her recommended 2008-2009 Operating Budget was in the amount of $28,319,053. Dr. Brown stated that the Form EDU281, which will inform the Augusta School Department of the amount of General Purpose Aid funding they will be receiving from the State, has not been received as yet and that it should have been sent out by February 1^st.

Dr. Brown reminded the Board of the Wednesday, February 27^th, Board Budget Workshop/Dinner and Presentation by Auditors Runyon, Kersteen, & Ouellette to be held at 6:00 p.m. in the Superintendent’s Conference Room at Hussey Elementary School.

2) Approval of Minutes:

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

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

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

Sue Dowling Second: Kim Silsby 5; Members Campbell, Dowling, Emerson, Dennison, and Silsby 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0

B. Motion to approve the Minutes of the Special Meeting of January 23, 2008.

Move to approve the Minutes of the Special Meeting of January 23, 2008 as submitted.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

Sue Dowling Second: Jane Dennison 5; Members Campbell, Dowling, Emerson, Dennison, and Silsby 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0

3) Communications:

A. Letters: None.

B. Student Council Report: Student Representative Samuel Marr reported to the Board that, “I have heard from 70 to 80 students who are not in favor of the proposed 4X4 Schedule, and they wanted to make sure that their voices were heard.”

Member Dowling thanked the Student Council for working with the Wellness Team and others in support of the recent Blood Drive. Member Dowling advised the Board that 83 units of blood were collected and that most of the people who donated blood were students. Member Dowling stated that she was very pleased with the turnout.

4) Resignations and Retirements:

A. Resignations:

1. Martha Field – Letter of Resignation dated January 7, 2008 informing the Augusta Board of Education that she would be resigning from her position as a G/T Teacher in the Augusta School Department effective with the close of the 2007-2008 school year.

2. Thomas Delvin – Letter of Resignation dated January 1, 2008 informing the Augusta Board of Education that he would be resigning from his position as a Special Education Teacher at Hodgkins Middle School effective January 17, 2008.

2. Retirements:

1. Dawn Young – Letter of Retirement dated January 28, 2008 informing the Augusta Board of Education that she would be retiring from her position as an English Teacher at Cony High School effective with the close of the 2007-2008 school year after 10 years with the Augusta School Department.

5) Recognitions:

1. Cameron Dufour – Cony Senior Captain Cameron Dufour won the 100 free and finished second in the 50 free to win the Top Male Swimmer Award at the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A Swim Meet held at the Bath YMCA on Saturday, February 9^th.

2. T.J. Vallee – 171 lbs. Class A Eastern Maine Wrestling Champion.

3. Shawn White – 215 lbs. Class A Eastern Maine Wrestling Champion.

6) Informational Items:

A. Out-of-State Professional Development Travel:

1. Nancy Kelly – Trip to New York City, NY - April 1-5, 2008 -

42^nd Annual TESOL Convention.

2. Luci Levesque – Trip to Boston, MA – February 15-18, 2008 –

Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) with Presentations on Current Scientific Research.

B. Athletic and Extra-Curricular Nominations:

1. Winter Coaching Nominations:

Ø Robbie Morin - Hodgkins 7^th Grade Boys’ Basketball Coach

Ø Robbie Morin - Hodgkins 8^th Grade Boys’ Basketball Coach

Ø Nathan Gurney – Hodgkins Wrestling Coach

7) Committee Reports:

A. Finance:

1. Business Manager’s Report.

Business Manager James Jurdak gave his report to the Board.

B. Curriculum & Education:

In the absence of a couple of Committee Members, Dr. Brown spoke to the Board about the proposed 4X4 Schedule.

1. Curriculum Coordinator’s Report.

The Curriculum Director Dr. Jordan was absent from this Board Meeting as she was on vacation.

C. Personnel & Negotiations: None.

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: None.

9) Public Comment on Non-Personnel Agenda Items:

10) Unfinished Business:

A. Policy Adoptions/Revisions/Deletions: None.

11) New Business:

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

1. Motion to approve Skills USA trip to Bangor, ME – March 13 & 14, 2008 –

for the Skills USA State Conference/Competition.

Move to approve Skills USA trip to Bangor, ME – March 13 & 14, 2008 – for the Skills USA State Conference/Competition.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

Sue Dowling Second: Sue Campbell 5; Members Campbell, Dowling, Emerson, Dennison, and Silsby 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0

B. Motion to approve the Expansion of the Pre-School Program.

Move to approve the Expansion of the Pre-School Program.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

Sue Campbell Second: Sue Dowling 5; Members Campbell, Dowling, Emerson, Dennison, and Silsby 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0

C. Motion to ratify Administrators’ Contract.

Move to ratify Administrators’ Contract.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

Sue Campbell Second: Sue Dowling 5; Members Campbell, Dowling, Emerson, Dennison, and Silsby 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0

D. Motion to approve Math Strategies Course.

Move to approve Math Strategies Course.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

Sue Campbell Second: Sue Dowling 5; Members Campbell, Dowling, Emerson, Dennison, and Silsby 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0

E. Motion to approve AP Statistics Course.

Move to approve AP Statistics Course.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

Sue Campbell Second: Sue Dowling 5; Members Campbell, Dowling, Emerson, Dennison, and Silsby 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0

F. Motion to table approval of the Recommendations of the Task Force on Alternative Education.

Move to table approval of the Recommendations of the Task Force on Alternative Education.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

Sue Campbell Second: Sue Dowling 5; Members Campbell, Dowling, Emerson, Dennison, and Silsby 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0

G. Policy Adoptions/Revisions/Deletions. None.

H. Nominations for Administrative Positions: None.

12. Superintendent’s Report:

Dr. Brown advised the Board that she and Business Manager James Jurdak are scheduled to meet with the Georgetown School Board on Monday, February 25^th.

13. Reports from Other School Officials:

Cony High School’s Athletic Director Dan Bowers brought the Board up to date on the recent successes of Cony students at their various sporting events, including Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling, Pole Vaulting, Ice Hockey, and Cross Country.

14. Audience Recognition for Non-Agenda Items: None.

15. Adjourn:

A. Motion to Adjourn:

Move to Adjourn.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote: Time:

Sue Campbell Second: Kim Silsby 5; Members Campbell, Dowling, Emerson, Dennison, and Silsby 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0 7:35 p.m.

Next Business Meeting of Board of Education

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

7:00 p.m. – Board Business Meeting

CATC Cafeteria