Thetford School District

Thetford Elementary School

Board Minutes: Tuesday Dec 18, 2007

Andy Boyce convened the School Board meeting at 7:10PM in the Art Room. The following were present: Andy Boyce, Karen Kaliski, Susan Weider, School Board; Alice Worth, Principal; Virginia Stone, Secretary; Wendy Hovey, OESU Superintendent; Linda Rosa, OESU CFO; Keith Merrick, TA Business Manager; Terry Longo, Mike Pomeroy, Lynne Miller, Budget Committee; Art Sharkey

Financial Report – As Karen Kaliski had not been sworn in as a School Board Member, the meeting lacked a quorum. The chair led an hour’s discussion of the latest draft of the FY’09 Budget: Special Education costs, impact of fuel costs and new transportation contract, anticipated revenues, State’s common level of appraisal and equalized per pupil cost for FY’09, TA tuition rate, TA’s construction project; TES maintenance issues, additional money articles, and meeting schedule. The Board will not meet on the 8_th of January. The Board will meet on the 15_th of January for Budget Review/Draft Annual Warning.

7:35PM Robin Brown joined the meeting making a quorum.

8:10PM Wendy Hovey, Linda Rosa, Keith Merrick, Terry Longo, Mike Pomeroy, Lynne Miller, and Art Sharkey left the meeting.

Agenda Review – added: Executive Session for negotiations

Minutes – MOTION: (Weider/Boyce) moved/seconded to approve the minutes of the meetings 12/4 and 12/11/07; unanimous.

Orders – MOTION: (Brown/Weider) moved/seconded to approve the payroll for 12/21/07; unanimous.

Correspondence – Letter of resignation from Phillip O’Donnell, maintenance. MOTION: (Boyce/Brown) moved/seconded to accept Phillip O’Donnell’s resignation with regret; unanimous.

Letter requesting leave without pay from Joey Waxman, paraprofessional. MOTION: (Boyce/Brown) moved/seconded to approve discretionary leave without pay as discussed for Joey Waxman; unanimous.

Other Business

Act 82 Review – Once the legislature is in session, Andy Boyce will invite the town’s representatives to a Board meeting to discuss Act 82, governance issues and the proposed state wide school calendar.

Executive Session – (Boyce/Weider) moved/seconded to go into Executive Session at 8:35PM to discuss paraprofessional negotiations, the premature dissemination of which would clearly place the Board at a disadvantage; unanimous. Alice Worth and Virginia Stone left the meeting. Out of Executive Session at 8:40PM. No action.

Adjourned: MOTION: (Boyce/Brown) moved/seconded to adjourn at 8:42PM; unanimous.

Virginia Stone/Robin Brown