DEER ISLE – STONINGTON CSD SCHOOL COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
March 10, 2005
 

Board Members Present: Jim Adams, Aimee Eaton, Walter Kumiega, Joseph Babbitt and Skip Greenlaw at 6:15 p.m.
Board Members Absent: Mark Cormier
Staff Present: Terry Siebert, Tom Duym, Catherine Ring, Penny Wendell, JoAnna Haskell, and Robert Webster
Citizens & Guests Present: Erin Bray, Christina Fifield, Tom Robbins, David Walsh, Mike Wood, Anne Douglass and Michaela Baldwin.
 
1. Call to Order/Quorum
Chair Kumiega opened the meeting and declared a quorum at 6:10 p.m.
 
2. Moment of Silence
A moment of silence was observed.
 
3. Citizen’s Comments
Wendell commended the students on junior high and elementary chess teams who won state championships on Saturday, March 5. She expressed the hope that parents, students, staff and community will cooperate in the fund raising necessary to send the teams to the national tournament in Nashville, Tennessee.
 
4. Approval of the Agenda
Motion by Eaton, second by Adams, to approve the agenda with the addition of action item C. for the nomination of a varsity softball coach and an executive session on teacher contract negotiations. Vote: 4 Yes; 0 No.  
 
5. Election Results Certification
Motion by Adams, second by Eaton, to certify the results of the March 7, 2005 School Committee election results: Joseph Babbitt 441 votes, Lawrence Greenlaw, Jr. 334 votes and Linda Nelson 313 votes. Vote: 4 Yes; 0 No.  
 
6.   Election of Officers
A. Chair - Eaton nominated Walter Kumiega as chair. Motion by Eaton, second by   
      Babbitt that nominations cease. Vote: 5 Yes; 0 No: 1. Five votes were cast for
      Kumiega with one abstention (Babbitt).
B. Vice-Chair - Eaton nominated Jim Adams as vice-chair. Motion by Greenlaw, second by Babbitt that nominations cease. Vote: 5 Yes; 0 No. Four votes were cast for Adams with one abstention (Babbitt).
C.     Treasurer - Greenlaw nominated Aimee Eaton as treasurer. Motion by Greenlaw, second by Babbitt that nominations cease. Vote: 5 Yes; 0 No. Four votes were cast for Eaton with one abstention (Babbitt).
 
7.  ACTION ITEMS
A. Senior Class Trip
Students Christina Fifield, Erin Bray and Tom Robbins and advisor Terry Seibert presented details of the itinerary for the senior class trip to Washington, D.C. Motion by Greenlaw, second by Babbitt, to approve the senior class trip. Vote: 5 Yes; 0 No.  
 
B.  Marine Trades Iceland Trip
Teacher Tom Duym and student Christina Fifeld presented details of the proposed Marine Trades trip to Iceland. Motion by Eaton, second by Greenlaw, to approve the Marine Trades trip to Iceland. Vote: 5 Yes; 0 No.  
 
C.     Coaching Nomination
Webster nominated Terry Siebert for the girl’s varsity softball coaching position for the 2005 season. Motion by Greenlaw, second by Adams, to approve the superintendent’s nomination of Terry Siebert. Vote: 5 Yes; 0 No.  
 
Webster requested that members from the CSD Technology Committee Mike Wood, Anne Douglass and Michaela Baldwin present a report on technology budget recommendations. Douglass provided an updated, three year technology budget plan highlighting the accomplishments in 2004-05 and plans for the 2006-07 and 2007-08 technology budgets.
 
8.  Board Committee Appointments
School Committee members volunteered for the following committee assignments:
     

                                     
 
9. Webster presented the first draft of the 2005-06 CSD School Budget Proposal. Draft #1 contained a $329,187 increase or 5.69%. He distributed a memorandum showing specific areas of significant increases. The Board’s discussion focused on class size, building maintenance, teacher salaries, health insurance and staffing. The school committee will meet on the budget on March 17, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. at the Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School Library.
 
EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion by Greenlaw, second by Eaton, to enter executive session at 8:45 p.m. on teacher contract negotiations pursuant to  1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(D). Vote: 5 Yes; 0 No.  Participants were Adams, Babbitt, Eaton, Kumiega, Greenlaw and Webster. The school committee returned to regular session at 9:34 p.m.
 
Adjournment
Motion by Greenlaw, second by Eaton, to adjourn the meeting at 9:34 p.m. Vote: 5 yes; 0 no.
 
      Respectfully Submitted,
 
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Superintendent of Schools