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Thetford School
District Thetford Elementary
School Board Minutses: Tuesday
Sept 25, 2007 Andy Boyce
convened the School Board meeting at 7:05PM in the Art Room. The following were present: Andy Boyce, Robin Brown, Kristen
Downey, Jennifer Reining, Susan Weider, School Board; Alice Worth, Principal;
Virginia Stone, Secretary; Wendy Hovey, OESU Superintendent Agenda Review – Added – two executive
sessions for a personnel matter and a student issue Action items – Andy Boyce reported that the
legislative representatives would be attending the Carousel meeting on
10/2/07. Minutes – MOTION: (Downey/Boyce) moved/seconded to
approve the minutes of the meeting on 9/11/07; aye – Boyce, Brown,
Downey, Weider; abstain – Reining. Orders – MOTION: (Brown/Weider) moved/seconded to
approve payment from the Diversity Fund to Scholastic for Ruby BridgesÕ visit
in November, an FY Õ07 payment dental plan payment, order #5/07 and the
payroll for 9/28/07; unanimous. Public Comment – none Correspondence
- The Board acknowledged receipt of a letter from the negotiators
representing the TES Support Staff notifying the Board of their Òdesire to
begin negotiations for the next Master Contract.Ó The Board will respond as to possible meeting times once
Board members have decided on their negotiating team. The
Board also received a letter from the Jaguars Cheerleaders and Concession
Committee requesting Òusage of the outside power source at TES for use during
the +/- four home games during the Fall Football Season.Ó The Board referred the request to the
administration and asked that they be kept informed of the decision. Andy
Boyce spoke briefly regarding an e-mail he had received from Darrin Clement
and questions he raised re the effect of the change in the 5th and
6th grade structure and the implementation of the Strategic
Plan. Andy Boyce will respond. Reports Facility Report – Pending: replacement costs for the water
pumps; possibilities for the curtain wall. Thetford School Directors 9/25/07 page
2 7:15PM Linda Rosa, OESU Business Manager, joined the meeting. Reports OESU Board Representative – none TA Board Representative – none Financial Report – Linda Rosa reviewed the FY Õ07
Balance Sheet as of 6/30/07, the Revenues FY 2007, the Expenditure Report
FY2007, the Food Services Revenues/Expenditures FY 2005 – FY 2007, and
the Expenditure Report FY2008.
Discussion. The salary
lines in the Expenditure Report FY2008 need to be reviewed, as they appear to
be incorrect. The Board asked
that Expenditure Reports be provided monthly at the second board meeting of
the month. TES
audit on October 8th and 9th: Discussion.
As with past audits, copies as requested of TES records will be
provided to the auditors after their review of the warrants. Treasurer Jill Graff will provide
copies of the signed warrants, Virgina Stone copies of the petty cash bank
statements, OESU will provide copies of School Board minutes, and Linda Rosa
will speak with Sheila Piper, Hot Lunch Agent, about what records will be
required from the Hot Lunch Program. 8:20PM Linda Rosa left the meeting. PrincipalÕs Report – Alice Worth reported on the
Hike for Hunger and Natalie Kinsey-WarnockÕs visit. She noted that the first PTO meeting of the year would be
Wednesday night the 26th and that the annual Curriculum Night
would be Thursday the 27th.
A copy of the TES Program of Studies 2007/2008 has been sent home to
parents. She shared copies of
the TES Philosophy and Mission/Vision with the Board, which will be given to
parents at Curriculum Night.
Discussion SuperintendentÕs Report – Wendy Hovey distributed
Draft Briefing Sheets 9/18/07 covering topics for the Carousel Meeting
October 2nd with legislative representatives: Cost Shifts,
Alternative Ways to Fund Education, Unfunded Mandates and Governance. A topic not on the Draft Briefing
Sheets 9/18/07, the State Wide School Calendar. Discussion.
Due to the Carousel meeting, the Board meeting scheduled for October 9th
is canceled. Wendy
Hovey also brought staff contracts for the ChairÕs signature. MOTION: (Reining/Brown) moved/seconded to
authorize the chair to sign contracts for paraprofessionals Lori Doucette,
Elizabeth Feinberg, Linda Gerlach, Kathleen Hatch and Beverly Vaughan for
school year 2007-2008; unanimous. Thetford School Directors 9/25/07 page
3 Other Business Board Work Plans – Andy Boyce distributed copies of
Thetford Elementary School Board Work Plan 2007-08 noting what needs to be
worked on and when. At the
October 23rd meeting discussion of the implementation of the
Strategic Plan should be on the agenda.
Kristen Downey, TA Representative, was asked to invite Martha Rich, TA
Head of School, and Tim Briglin, Chair TA Trustees, to the November 13th
meeting per the Partnership Agreement which calls for two meetings per year
between the Boards. Non-Resident Tuition Students – Discussion of a
request of non-resident parents to be guaranteed enrollment through sixth
grade for their children should they be admitted in the Kindergarten class of
2008-2009. Discussion. The Board does not wish o alter the
present policy (JECB) to guarantee non-resident student admission, for
multiple years, to the Thetford School District. Executive Session
- MOTION:
(Boyce/Brown) moved/seconded to go into Executive Session at
9:15PM to discuss a student issue, the premature dissemination of which would
clearly place the Board at a significant disadvantage; unanimous. Virginia Stone left the meeting. Out of Executive Session at 9:25PM. No action. Executive Session - MOTION: (Boyce/Brown)
moved/seconded to go into Executive Session at 9:26PM to discuss a personnel
issue, the premature dissemination of which would clearly place the Board at
a significant disadvantage; unanimous. Out of Executive Session at 9:48PM. MOTION:
(Boyce/Weider) moved/seconded to allow the Principal to grant
discretionary days without pay as discussed in Executive Session; aye –
Boyce, Brown, Reining, Weider; abstain - Downey. Adjourned: MOTION: (Boyce/Brown) moved/seconded to
adjourn at 9:50PM; unanimous. Virginia
Stone/Robin Brown These minutes are not official
until approved by the School Board. |