FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES

DATE OF MEETING: Nov. 5, 2007 at 5:00 Superintendent’s Conference Room

MEMBERS PRESENT Sue Campbell, Sue Dowling, Darek Grant,

OTHER BOARD MEMBERS:

OTHERS PRESENT: Superintendent Connie Brown, CATC Director Scott Phair, and Business Administrator James Jurdak

AGENDA ITEMS DISCUSSED:

1. Technical Center student enrollments were reviewed for the prior ten years. Scott updated the Committee on new initiatives that are being done to garner information from students. These initiatives include surveys of current students, dialogue with sending schools guidance counselors, and advertising.

2. Financial statements through Oct. 31, 2007 – James presented month financial statements, Committee asked for updated tuition information as soon as it is available. James will present at December meeting, first quarter tuition revenues. At this time, there are no areas of concern in either the revenue or the expenditures.

3. School consolidation – Connie updated Committee that the Commissioner was scheduled to meet with SU132 and SU133 Thursday, 10/4. We have not received any communications at this time.

4. Facility matters – Committee asked about:

a. Posting Viles woods to discourage student trespassing;

b. Progress on the Percent for Art Ram, Connie said the base is complete and the artist should be done next month;

c. Installing of blue informational Dept. of Transportation signs on roads leading to the Cony/CATC campus – James will contact Public Works;

d. Electric sign on Rte. 105 - this sign is currently being worked on should be operational soon;

e. Road signs cautioning drivers to slow down for bus stops – James will contact Public Works.

Meeting adjourned 7:25 PM

Next meeting December 3, 2007