AGENDA

AUGUSTA SCHOOL BOARD

6:30 P.M. – EXECUTIVE SESSION

[Pursuant to statutory citation 1 m.r.s.a. § 405(6)(F)

- Personnel Matter]

7:00 P.M. - BUSINESS MEETING

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2008

CAPITAL AREA TECHNICAL CENTER CAFETERIA

6:30 p.m. - Executive Session - Pursuant to Statutory Citation 1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(F) – Personnel matter:

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

1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(F):

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

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote: Time:

______________ Second: _____________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

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

1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(F):

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

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote: Time:

______________ Second: _____________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

7:00 P.M. - BUSINESS MEETING:

1) Opening:

A. Call to Order

B. Pledge of Allegiance

C. Presentations:

1. Farrington K Kids Club Presentation relative to their work on homelessness (including a DVD). The Club will also talk about the other activities in which they are involved.

2) Approval of Minutes:

A. Motion to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 8, 2008.

Move to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 8, 2008.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

______________ Second: _____________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

B. Motion to approve the Minutes of the Special Meeting of October 22, 2008.

Move to approve the Minutes of the Special Meeting of October 22, 2008.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

______________ Second: _____________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

3) Communications:

A. Letters:

1. November 2, 2008 letter to Dr. Brown from Robert G. Fuller, Jr. re the Daniel Cony Statue and the concept of a bronze plaque and the proposed wording for the plaque.

B. Student Council Report:

4) Resignations and Retirements:

A. Resignations: None.

2. Retirements: None.

5) Recognitions:

A. Janice Foster, an Adult Ed English Teacher, was named “Outstanding Teacher of the Year in Adult Ed for the State of Maine”.

6) Informational Items:

A. Out-of-State Professional Development Travel:

1. Mike Scarpone – Trip to Plymouth, NH – November 23-25, 2008 –

All New England Band Festival at Plymouth State University.

2. Tina Meserve, Lori Bolster, and Michelle Michaud – Trip to Boston, MA –

December 3-5, 2008 – N.E. ASCD Affiliate Conference: Leading and Learning: Educating the Whole Child, Every Child.

B. Athletic and Extra-Curricular Nominations: None.

C. Nominations for District-Wide Extra-Curricular Stipends for school year 2008-2009:

First Name	Last Name	Extra Curricular Activity	2008-2009 Stipend	12/05/08	05/08/09	School	E/C
Amber	Haley	Behavioral Stipend	$ 500.00	$ 250.00	$ 250.00	Hodgkins	1229
Mary	Chouinard	Behavioral Stipend	$ 500.00	$ 250.00	$ 250.00	Hodgkins	1229
Renee	Henry	Behavioral Stipend	$ 250.00	$ 125.00	$ 125.00	Hodgkins	1229
Laurie	Crummett	Behavioral Stipend	$ 250.00	$ 125.00	$ 125.00	Hodgkins	1229
		Behavioral Stipend	$ 500.00	$ 250.00	$ 250.00	Hodgkins	1229
			$ 2,000.00

7) Committee Reports:

A. Finance Committee Report: Meeting held on Monday, November 3^rd, at 6:00 p.m.

1. Business Manager’s Report.

B. Curriculum & Education Committee Report: No meeting was held in November.

1. Curriculum Coordinator’s Report.

C. Personnel & Negotiations Committee Report: Meeting held on Monday, November 3^rd, at 5:00 p.m.

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 Farrington 6^th Grade – Trip to Boston, MA, April 15, 2009 –

Imax Theater at the Boston Museum of Science.

Move to approve Farrington 6^th Grade – Trip to Boston, MA, April 15, 2009 – Imax Theater at the Boston Museum of Science.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

______________ Second: _____________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

2. Motion to approve Hodgkins 8^th Grade French – Trip to Quebec City, QC, CA –

May 7-9, 2009 – via Northeast Charter and Tour as arranged by Jumpstreet.

Move to approve Hodgkins 8^th Grade French – Trip to Quebec City, QC, CA – May 7-9, 2009 – via Northeast Charter and Tour as arranged by Jumpstreet.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

______________ Second: _____________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

3. Motion to approve Hodgkins Middle School Band – Trip to North Andover, MA –

May 29-30, 2009 – Great East Music Festival.

Move to approve Hodgkins Middle School Band – Trip to North Andover, MA – May 29-30, 2009 – Great East Music Festival.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

______________ Second: _____________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

B. Policy Adoptions/Revisions/Deletions.

1. Motion to approve the First Reading of Policy File: DLB-Tax Sheltered Annuities.

Move to approve the First Reading of Policy File: DLB-Tax Sheltered Annuities.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

______________ Second: _____________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

2. Motion to approve the First Reading of Policy File: GBJ-Personnel Records and Files.

Move to approve the First Reading of Policy File: GBJ-Personnel Records and Files.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

______________ Second: _____________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

3. Motion to approve deleting Policy File: GBL-Personnel Records from the Augusta School Board Policy Manual.

Move to approve deleting Policy File: GBL-Personnel Records from the Augusta School Board Policy Manual.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

______________ Second: _____________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

4. Motion to approve deleting Policy File: GCBA-Professional Staff Salary Stipend Positions from the Augusta School Board Policy Manual.

Move to approve deleting Policy File: GCBA-Professional Staff Salary Stipend Positions from the Augusta School Board Policy Manual.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

______________ Second: _____________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

5. Motion to approve waiving Second Readings of the following policies.

Move to approve waiving Second Readings of the following Policies.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

______________ Second: _____________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

6. Motion to approve deleting Policy File: GCBB-Professional Staff Supplementary Pay Plans from the Augusta School Board Policy Manual.

Move to approve deleting Policy File: GCBB-Professional Staff Supplementary Pay Plans from the Augusta School Board Policy Manual.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

______________ Second: _____________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

7. Motion to approve deleting Policy File: GCBC-Professional Staff Fringe Benefits from the Augusta School Board Policy Manual.

Move to approve deleting Policy File: GCBC-Professional Staff Fringe Benefits from the Augusta School Board Policy Manual.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

______________ Second: _____________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

8. Motion to approve deleting Policy File: GCBD-Professional Staff Leaves and Absences from the Augusta School Board Policy Manual.

Move to approve deleting Policy File: GCBD-Professional Staff Leaves and Absences from the Augusta School Board Policy Manual.

Motion: Yeas: Nays: Vote:

______________ Second: _____________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____

9. Motion to approve deleting Policy File: GCBDD-Professional Staff Leave for Bereavement from the Augusta School Board Policy Manual.