REVISED

 

 

 

AGENDA

 

AUGUSTA SCHOOL BOARD

 

7:00 P.M. - BUSINESS MEETING

 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

 

CAPITAL AREA TECHNICAL CENTER CAFETERIA

 

 

 

7:00 P.M. - BUSINESS MEETING:

 

1)      Opening:

A.     Call to Order 

                                                                                                                                                                    

B.     Pledge of Allegiance

 

C.     Presentations:

 

1.      CATC Student Climate Survey & CATC Teacher Climate Survey –

Scott Phair.

 

2.      Wind Turbines – Maeghan Maloney.

 

2)      Approval of Minutes:

A.     Motion to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 13, 2008. 

 

Move to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 9, 2008. 

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

 ______________  Second:  _____________

____________________________________

____________________________________

Motion (Passed/Failed)  _____  to _____

 

B.     Motion to approve the Minutes of the Special Meeting of August 27, 2008. 

 

Move to approve the Minutes of the Special Meeting of August 27, 2008. 

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

 ______________  Second:  _____________

____________________________________

____________________________________

Motion (Passed/Failed)  _____  to _____

 

3)      Communications:

A.  Letters:

 

      1.  August 20, 2008 letter from Commissioner Susan Gendron advising Superintendent Brown that the Augusta School Department’s Alternative Plan has been approved and thanking Superintendent Brown for the “great effort that went into preparing your Alternative Plan”.

 

      2.   August 19, 2008 letter from Karen Hawkes, Director-Maine Center for Sport and Coaching, advising Superintendent Brown that, “the Board of Directors unanimously approved Augusta Public Schools for full Sports Done Right accreditation”.

 

3.   September 3, 2008 letter of from The Family of Helen Nicholas Burney thanking everyone for their condolences, gifts, and flowers.

 

B.   Student Council Report:

 

4)      Resignations and Retirements:

 

A.  Resignations:  None.

 

  1. Retirements:  None.

 

5)      Recognitions:  None.

 

6)      Informational Items:

 

A.     Out-of-State Professional Development Travel:

 

1.   Charles Izzi, Jr., CATC – Trip to Taunton, MA – October 27-30, 2008 –

      NEASC – Decennial Visit – Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical Center.

(Mr. Izzi will be serving as the Assistant Chair of the Decennial Visiting Committee.)

 

B.     Athletic and Extra-Curricular Nominations:

 

1.         Nominations for Gifted/Talented Coordinators:

 

·        Rebecca Foster – Farrington

·        Anita Hopkins – Hussey

·        Kelley King – Gilbert

·        Kendra Lakeman - Lincoln

 

7)      Committee Reports:

A.     Finance Committee Report:

 

1.      Business Manager’s Report.

 

B.     Curriculum & Education Committee Report:

 

1.      Curriculum Coordinator’s Report. 

 

C.     Personnel & Negotiations Committee 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 a Second Reading of Changes to Policy JL-School Wellness.

 

Move to approve a

Second Reading of Changes to Policy

JL-School Wellness.

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

______________  Second:  _____________

____________________________________

____________________________________

Motion (Passed/Failed)  _____  to _____

 

11)  New Business:

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

 

1.   Motion to approve – French Club (French Teacher Priscille Michaud) –

      Trip to Montreal, Canada – April 15-17, 2009.

 

Move to approve -

French Club (French Teacher Priscille Michaud) – Trip to Montreal, Canada – April 15-17, 2009.

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

______________  Second:  _____________

____________________________________

____________________________________

Motion (Passed/Failed)  _____  to _____

 

2.   Motion to approve – Cony High School Band – Trip to Plymouth, N.H.

      November 23-24, 2008 for the All New England Band Festival.

 

Move to approve –

Cony High School Band – Trip to Plymouth, N.H.

November 23-24, 2008 for the All New England Band Festival.

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

______________  Second:  _____________

____________________________________

____________________________________

Motion (Passed/Failed)  _____  to _____

 

      3.   Motion to approve – Cony High School Music Department – Trip to

            Williamsburg, VA – April 1-5, 2009 for the Heritage Music Festival.

 

Move to approve –

Cony High Music Department – Trip to

Williamsburg, VA – April 1-5, 2009 for the Heritage Music Festival.

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

______________  Second:  _____________

____________________________________

____________________________________

Motion (Passed/Failed)  _____  to _____

 

B.   Policy Adoptions/Revisions/Deletions.  None.

 

C.  Nominations for Administrative Positions:  None.

 

D.  Motion to elect a Voting Delegate and an Alternate Delegate to the Maine School Boards Association’s (MSBA) Delegate Assembly.

 

Move to elect a

Voting Delegate and an Alternate Delegate to the Maine School Boards Association’s (MSBA) Delegate Assembly.

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

______________  Second:  _____________

____________________________________

____________________________________

Motion (Passed/Failed)  _____  to _____

 

      E.   Motion to accept a $5,000 gift from donor, Robert G. Fuller, Jr., for a statue of Daniel Cony for Cony High School.

 

Move to accept a $5,000 gift from donor, Robert G. Fuller, Jr.,  for a statue of Daniel Cony for

Cony High School.

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

______________  Second:  _____________

____________________________________

____________________________________

Motion (Passed/Failed)  _____  to _____

 

F.   Motion to approve increasing the pay for Tutors from $15 an hour to $22 an hour.

 

Move to approve increasing the pay for Tutors from $15 an hour to $22 an hour.

Motion:

Yeas:

Nays:

Vote:

______________  Second:  _____________

____________________________________

____________________________________

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:  _____________

____________________________________

____________________________________

Motion (Passed/Failed)  _____  to _____

 

 

 

Next Meetings of the Augusta Board of Education:

 

Board Retreat – Saturday, September 27, 2008

8:00 a.m. to Noon – Superintendent’s Conference Room

 

Regular Board Business Meeting - Wednesday, October 8, 2008

7:00 p.m. – CATC Cafeteria