THETFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT

Tuesday March 13, 2007

Thetford Elementary School

 

 

         Brian Carroll, OESU Assistant Superintendent for Student Support, convened the School Board meeting at 7:00PM in the Art Room.  The following were present:  Andy Boyce, Robin Brown, Kristen Downey, Jennifer Reining, Susie Weider School Board; Alice Worth, Principal; Virginia Stone, Secretary; Brian Carroll, OESU; Dan Grossman, Keith Thompson, Dave Celone

 

Dan Grossman swore in Board members Andy Boyce, Robin Brown, and Kristen Downey.

 

7:05 PM Dan Grossman left the meeting.

 

Board Reorganization:  MOTION:  (Reining/Brown) moved/seconded to nominate Andy Boyce as Chair; unanimous.  Andy Boyce took over the running of the meeting. 

MOTION:  (Boyce/Reining) moved/seconded to nominate Robin Brown as Clerk of the Board; unanimous.

MOTION:  (Weider/Boyce) moved/seconded to authorize Robin Brown to review and sign Board Orders on behalf of the School Board;  unanimous.

OESU representatives will be Robin Brown, Jennifer Reining and Susie Weider; and Town Recreation Committee representative will be Susie Weider.

 

Agenda Review – additions:  Executive Sessions for Personnel and the SuperintendentÕs Evaluation

 

Action items – none to report on

 

Minutes – MOTION:  (Boyce/Weider) moved/seconded to approve the minutes of the meeting on 2/27/07 as corrected; unanimous.  The minutes approved at the meeting were those of the 2/13/07.

 

Orders – MOTION:  (Brown/Downey) moved/seconded to approve order #17/06; unanimous.

 

Public Comment – Dave Celone congratulated the Board on the passage of the Budget and thus foreign language instruction and full-time Kindergarten.  He also informed the Board of the work of the TA Academic Affairs Committee.

 

7:15PM Dave Celone left the meeting.

 

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Public Comment (contÕd)

Correspondence  -  Vocational Assessment Memo:  There was no memo as expected from the Superintendent because information from the state on correcting a budget error was not available.  Discussion with Keith Merrick who had informed the Board of the error in the FYÕ08 Budget regarding vocational education.  Continued discussion and resolution will be on the 3/27/07 Board agenda.

 

7:25PM Mary Dan Pomeroy joined the meeting.

7:40PM Keith Merrick left the meeting.

 

Reports

                  PrincipalÕs Report – Alice Worth circulated her written report noting:  establishing a Search Committee for identifying candidates for open teaching positions for school year 2007/08; plans for Summer School; and the Sixth Grade Parent Night to Learn About Life at TA planned for Monday April 30th.  Discussion:  charge to the Search Committee, process for search, future decision on language to be taught at TES, and Math Middle School Collaboration with TA to match 6th grade students with proper math class at TA in 7th grade.  Discussion.  MOTION:   (Boyce/Reining) moved/seconded to authorize the Principal to form a Teacher Search Committee and charged same with the responsibility for identifying highly qualified candidates for teaching positions at Thetford Elementary School.  Susie Weider agreed to serve on the Search Committee as the BoardÕs representative.

           

Policy (8:05PM)

            1st Reading:  Community Use of Facilities (KG + KG-R + Application) –Discussion:  language to include the grounds, guidelines/procedures, and coordination with town recreation committee/director. Jim McGrath, OESU Chief Operating Officer, e-mailed Keith Thompson that he had found no guidelines for facility use policy within the district.  Continued for first reading at meeting 3/27/07.   

 

Other Business

                  TA/TES Collaboration:  Agenda item for Board discussion of issues that arise regarding TA and the partnership agreement. Kristen Downey will serve as the BoardÕs representative to TA.

 

Executive Session:  MOTION:  (Weider/Reining) moved/seconded to go into Executive Session at 8:50PM to discuss a personnel issue, the premature dissemination of which would clearly place the Board at a significant disadvantage; unanimous. Virginia Stone left the meeting.

 

 

 

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Out of Executive Session at 9:04PM.  MOTION:  (Boyce/Reining) moved/seconded to authorize the Chair to sign a letter consistent with PrincipalÕs recommendations; unanimous.

 

 

Executive Session:  MOTION:  (Reining/Weider) moved/seconded to go into Executive Session at 9:07PM to discuss the SuperintendentÕs evaluation, the premature dissemination of which would clearly place the Board at a significant disadvantage; unanimous. Alice Worth and Brian Carroll left the meeting.

 

Out of Executive Session at 9:14PM.  No action.

 

Adjourned:  MOTION:  (Boyce/Downey) moved/seconded to adjourn at 9:15PM; unanimous.

 

 

 

                                                                                                                              Virginia Stone/Robin Brown

 

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