MINUTES
6:15 p.m. – EXECUTIVE SESSION
[Pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6) (D)]
7:00 p.m. – BUSINESS MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2008
CAPITAL AREA TECHNICAL CENTER CAFETERIA
6:15 P.M. – EXECUTIVE SESSION:
[Pursuant to 1
M.R.S.A. § 405(6) (D)]
7:00 P.M. - BUSINESS MEETING:
BUSINESS MEETING:
The following Board
Members were present:
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Chair: |
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Board Members: |
Willie Emerson, and
Nate Rende |
Also present were:
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Superintendent: |
Cornelia Brown |
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Business Manager: |
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Director of
Curriculum & Education: |
Barbara Jordan |
Absent were:
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Board Members: |
Jane Dennison, Kim
Silsby, and Sue Dowling |
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Student
Representative: |
Samuel Marr |
6:15 P.M. – EXECUTIVE SESSION:
[Pursuant to 1
M.R.S.A. § 405(6) (D)]
1) Approval
for Entering into Executive Session:
A. Motion to approve entering into Executive
Session pursuant to 1M.R.S.A. § 405(6)
(D).
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Move to approve entering into
Executive Session pursuant to 1M.R.S.A. § 405(6) (D). |
Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote: Time: |
Dick Barnes
Second: Sue Campbell 5; Campbell,
Barnes, Grant, Emerson, and Rende 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0. 6:25 p.m. |
B. Motion to approve departing from Executive
Session pursuant to 1M.R.S.A. § 405(6)
(D).
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Move to approve departing
from Executive Session pursuant to 1M.R.S.A. § 405(6) (D). |
Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote: Time: |
Dick Barnes
Second: Sue Campbell 5; Campbell,
Barnes, Grant, Emerson, and Rende 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0. 7:00 p.m. |
7:00 P.M. - BUSINESS MEETING:
1) Opening:
A.
Call to
Order: Chair Burney called the
Business Meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
B.
Pledge
of Allegiance
C.
Presentations:
1. Presentation
re: Amnesty International.
Several
Cony students gave the Amnesty International Presentation to the Board in which
they mentioned that some of Amnesty International’s work dealt with civil
rights around the world and social and political activism. The students also reported to the Board on
activities they had undertaken to raise money for Amnesty International, such
as Letter Writing Campaigns, Walks,
Member
Barnes asked the students if the Local Chapter they were supporting was
associated with the National Chapter of Amnesty International, and they said it
was.
Member
Grant asked how the students became aware of this organization, and one of the
students responded that she was friends with a girl at
2) Approval
of Minutes:
A.
Motion
to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 12, 2007.
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Move to approve the Minutes
of the Regular Meeting of December 12, 2007 as submitted. |
Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote: |
Sue Campbell
Second: Darek Grant 5; Campbell,
Barnes, Grant, Emerson, and Rende 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0. |
3) Communications:
A.
Letters:
1. December 7, 2007 letter to Dr. Brown from Mr.
Richard Card, Chair,
Dr.
Brown stated that she received a packet of sample policies and that, as part of
the approval, we need to adopt a policy that speaks to either sportsmanship or
the importance of athletics. Dr. Brown
further stated that we will be bringing forward that policy – probably in
February. The proposed policy is under
review now with Mr. Bowers and Mr. Anastasio, and it will be going to the
Education Committee at their next meeting on February 6th.
Chair Burney mentioned that, while the
majority of the Accreditation Report was complimentary, there was one area that
needed improvement. Coaches could not
easily recite what the Core Principals were.
Athletic Director Dan Bowers stated that he will make sure that this
shortcoming would be corrected going forward.
2.
December 14, 2007 letter to Dr. Brown from Commissioner of Education
Susan Gendron relative to the Alternative Plan submitted by the Augusta School
Department.
B. Student
Council Report: None.
Chair Burney asked Cony Principal James
Anastasio if the Student Council was aware that the Board would like to hear
from them relative to their activities at the Board’s monthly meetings. Principal Anastasio stated that he was not
sure what Student Representative Samuel Marr has communicated to the Student
Council, but that he meets with the Student Council every other week and that
he will make sure they are aware of it when he meets with them next week.
4) Resignations
and Retirements:
A. Resignations: None.
B. Retirements: None.
5) Recognitions: None.
6) Informational
Items:
A.
Out-of-State
Professional Development Travel: None.
B.
Athletic
and Extra-Curricular Nominations: None.
7) Committee
Reports:
A.
Finance: There was no Finance Committee Meeting.
1.
Business
Manager’s Report.
Business
Manager James Jurdak gave his report to the Board.
B.
Curriculum
& Education: There was no
Curriculum & Education Meeting.
1.
Curriculum
Coordinator’s Report.
Dr.
C.
Personnel
& Negotiations: There was no Personnel
& Negotiations Meeting.
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:
1. Motion to approve Second Reading of Proposed Revisions to Policy File #IGAD – Career and Technical Education.
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Move to approve Second |
Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote: |
Sue Campbell
Second: Dick Barnes 5; Campbell,
Barnes, Grant, Emerson, and Rende 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0. |
11) New
Business:
A. Student Activity Travel
Requests: None.
B. Policy Adoptions/Revisions/Deletions. None.
C. Nominations
for Administrative Positions: None.
D. Draft – Augusta School Department 2008-2009 Calendar.
1. Motion to approve Draft Augusta School Department 2008-2009 Calendar.
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Move to approve Draft Augusta School Department 2008-2009 Calendar. |
Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote: |
Sue Campbell
Second: Darek Grant 5; Campbell,
Barnes, Grant, Emerson, and Rende 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0. |
E. State of Maine Department of Education 2007-2008 Application for Gifted and Talented Educational Program Approval and Approval of Program Costs for State Subsidy.
1. Motion to approve State of Maine Department of Education 2007-2008 Application for Gifted and Talented Educational Program Approval and Approval of Program Costs for State Subsidy.
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Move to approve State of |
Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote: |
Sue Campbell
Second: Dick Barnes 5; Campbell,
Barnes, Grant, Emerson, and Rende 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0. |
F. Appointment of Board Committees.
1. Motion to approve Board Committee Appointments.
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Move to approve Board Committee Appointments. |
Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote: |
Sue Campbell
Second: Dick Barnes 5; Campbell,
Barnes, Grant, Emerson, and Rende 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0. |
Chair Burney made the following Board Committee Appointments:
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Committee |
Chair/Members/Alternates |
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Personnel & Negotiations |
Chair: Sue Dowling Members: Willie Emerson Kim Silsby |
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Finance |
Chair: Sue Campbell Members: Darek Grant Bill Burney Alternate: Sue Dowling |
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Curriculum & Education |
Chair: Dick Barnes Members: Nate Rende Jane Dennison |
E. Ratification of Proposed Contract Settlement with the MEA Units
(Teachers, Custodians, and ESP Support Staff).
1. Motion to ratify Proposed Contract Settlement with the MEA Units
(Teachers, Custodians, and ESP Support Staff).
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Move to ratify Proposed Contract Settlement with
the MEA Units (Teachers, Custodians, and ESP Support Staff). |
Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote: |
Sue Campbell
Second: Darek Grant 5; Campbell,
Barnes, Grant, Emerson, and Rende 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0. |
Member Campbell reported to the Board on the changes agreed to by the
Board’s Negotiating Team and the MEA Teams and the creation of “The Stipend
Establishment and Review Committee” (SERC), which was also agreed to and will
consist of two Board Members appointed by the School Board Chairman, two
members from the Augusta Education Association appointed by the President, and
the Superintendent or Designee. The SERC
will develop a matrix to rate each curricular and co-curricular activity for
payment of stipends and submit it to their respective parties for ratification
no later than December 2008. The SERC
will meet at least once annually for the inspection and review of the matrix.
12. Superintendent’s Report:
Dr. Brown
welcomed new Board Members Rende and Emerson and returning Member Dowling.
Dr. Brown advised the Board
that, after the Governor’s announcement to the Commissioner that there was a
significant shortfall that could affect the 07-08 school year General Purpose
Aid, she decided to freeze the School Department’s Budget. Dr. Brown stated that she felt that it would
be irresponsible to do nothing and she told all the Administrators that we
would retain commitment to ongoing expenditures, personnel, substitutes, and so
on, but discretionary items, including field trips, have been frozen.
Dr. Brown reported to the Board
that she had been advised that the Augusta School Department’s June 2008
General Purpose Aid payment (approx. $900,000) will be pushed back by one month
to July, and that she was not confident that the payment will be received.
Dr. Brown stated that the she
and the Administrators were wrapping up their portion of preparing the 08-09 Budget
and will be giving the Board their budget notebooks on January 23rd
at the School Board Meeting. There will
be an Executive Session that evening to discuss a student disciplinary matter
at 5:30 p.m. followed by a short
Budget Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Brown reported that this
will be a public overview of the Budget and that the first in-depth budget
discussion will be held on February 4th at the Finance Committee Meeting. Dr. Brown stated that all Board Members are
invited to attend the meeting, even if they are not a member of the Finance
Committee.
Dr. Brown asked the Board to
please email her and James if they have any questions after reviewing their
Budget notebooks so that they would be prepared to answer their questions at
the upcoming Budget meetings.
Dr. Brown mentioned that she
and James will be compiling a list of questions and information that the
Finance Committee is seeking and that she will put that information out through
her weekly newsletters.
13. Reports from Other School Officials:
Director of
Adult Education Mary Barnes reported to the Board on activities at Adult Ed.
14. Audience Recognition for Non-Agenda Items:
15. Adjourn:
A. Motion to Adjourn:
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Move to
Adjourn. |
Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote: Time: |
Sue Campbell
Second: Dick Barnes 5; Campbell,
Barnes, Grant, Emerson, and Rende 0 Motion Passed Unanimously 5 to 0. 7:36 a.m. |
Next Meeting/Board of Education Workshop
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
5:30 p.m. – Expulsion Hearing
7:00 p.m. - Board Business Meeting/Workshop
CATC Cafeteria