THETFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT

Tuesday April 24, 2007

Thetford Elementary School

 

         Andy Boyce convened the School Board meeting at 7:05PM in the Art Room.  The following were present:  Andy Boyce, Robin Brown, Kristin Downey. Jennifer Reining, Susan Weider, School Board; Alice Worth, Principal; Virginia Stone, Secretary; Wendy Hovey, OESU; Keith Thompson

 

Agenda Review – no additions/deletions

 

Action items – none to report on

 

Minutes – MOTION:  (Weider/Reining) moved/seconded to approve the minutes of the meeting on 3/27/07; aye – Boyce, Brown, Reining and Weider; abstain - Downey.

 

Orders – none

 

Public Comment – none

 

Correspondence  - E-mail from Darrin Clement volunteering his School Board pay for a school event/project.  Andy Boyce will contact Darrin with suggestions.

 

8:10-7:15PM Phillip OÕDonnell, Pete Sonnhalter and Mark McMahon joined the meeting.

 

Reports

                  PrincipalÕs Report – Alice Worth circulated her written report noting: Search Update with members of the Search Committee and number of applicants for each advertised position; a draft of the 2007-2008 school year calendar; progress on developing the TES Technology Plan; and the School Garden Project headed by Joette Hayashigawa, School Nurse and Sheila Piper, Hot Lunch Agent.

                  Field Improvements – Discussion of plans for TES field improvements with timetable, costs, vendors and maintenance plan.  MOTION:  (Downey/Reining) moved/seconded to approve the field improvement and maintenance plan as presented by members of the Town Recreation Committee; unanimous.  Work is scheduled to begin on June 20th and be completed in a week to ten days.

 

7:40PM  Mark McMahon, Pete Sonnhalter and Phillip OÕDonnell left the meeting.

           

 

 

 

Thetford School Directors 4/24/07                                                                                                        page 2

 

Policy

            2nd  Reading:  Community Use of Facilities (KG + KG-R + Application) – Discussion of Policy and Guidelines.  MOTION:  (Reining/Boyce) moved to approve for 2nd Reading the Community Use of School Facilities and Grounds Policy H3 (KG) and to rescind Community Use of School Facilities and Grounds Regulations H3-R (KG-R); unanimous.  The contents of the rescinded policy (KG-R) will provide the majority of the new guidelines and procedures to be referenced in the Community Use of Facilities and Grounds (KG).  Keith Thompson, Facilities Manager, and Alice Worth, Principal, will be responsible for drafting the  guidelines and procedures for community use of Thetford Elementary facilities and grounds. 

 

8:05PM Keith Thompson left the meeting.

 

Reports (contÕd):

                  SuperintendentÕs Report – Discussion of an e-mail from William Mathis, Superintendent of Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union, urging Board and community members to attend Thursday April 26thÕs statehouse hearing on budget caps.

 

Other Business

            Review May Meeting Schedule – Discussion of starting at 5:30PM for meeting on 5/15 to interview candidates.  Discussion of possibly canceling the meeting 5/22 as there is a carousel meeting scheduled for 5/30. 

 

Adjourned:  MOTION:  (Weider/Brown/Reining) moved/seconded to adjourn at 8:25PM; unanimous.

 

 

 

                                                                                                                              Virginia Stone

 

These minutes are not official until approved by the School Board.