DEER ISLE Ð STONINGTON CSD SCHOOL COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
March 24, 2005
Board Members Present: Walter Kumiega, Mark Cormier, Jim Adams, Joseph Babbitt, Aimee
Eaton, at 6:14 p.m. and Skip Greenlaw at 6:28 p.m.
Board Members Absent: Mark Cormier departed at 8:03 p.m.
Staff Present: Catherine Ring, Penny Wendell, Warren Berkowitz, Judy Rhodes, Paula
Greaterex, Linda Weed, Linda Graceffa, Rhonda Eaton, Tasha Conary Brown, Kathy Turner, Rebecca Hutchins, Martha Jordan, Mike Wood, Nelson Monteith, and Robert Webster
Citizens & Guests Present: Isaac Kestenbaum
1. Call to Order/Quorum
Chair Kumiega opened the meeting and declared a quorum at 6:14 p.m.
2. Moment of Silence
A moment of silence was observed.
3. CitizenÕs Comments
There were no citizen comments
4. Approval of the Agenda
Motion by Babbitt, second by Cormier, to approve the agenda with the additions of an executive session on a personnel matter, action item 5B for approval of the chess teamsÕ trip to the nationals and discussion item 6B on warrant procedures. Vote: 5 Yes; 0 No. The school committee decided to take up administrator evaluations in executive session prior to the other agenda items.
7. Executive Session for administrator evaluations
Motion by Eaton, second by Cormier, to enter executive session at 6:30 p.m. for review of administrator evaluations pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. ¤ 405(6)(A). Vote: 6 Yes; 0 No. Eaton, Babbitt, Kumiega, Cormier, Greenlaw, Adams, and Webster participated in the entire executive session. The participation of Wendell, Ring, Monteith, Jordan and Wood was limited to the portion of the executive session that pertained to each personÕs evaluation review. The school committee returned to regular session at 8:01 p.m.
6. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. 2005-06 School Budget
Ring and Berkowitz distributed information on class sizes, special education enrollments in each class, and educational technician assignments. Judy Rhodes, Linda Weed, Catherine Ring and Tasha Conary Brown explained the need for separating the current, single class of second graders into two classes when they enter third grade in the fall of 2005. Linda Weed, Judy Rhodes, Becky Hutchins, Kathy Turner, Rhonda Eaton, and Catherine Ring presented information supporting the addition of an educational technician in fifth grade next year. The school committee asked many questions and thanked the staff for providing information.
Motion by Eaton, second by Greenlaw, to extend the meeting past the 9:00 p.m. time limit. Vote: 5 Yes; 0 No.
B. Warrant Procedures
Discussion of this item was inadvertently omitted.
5. ACTION ITEMS
A. Teacher Negotiated Agreement Ratification
Motion by Eaton, second by Adams, to ratify the Negotiated Agreement between the Deer Isle-Stonington School Committee and the Deer Isle-Stonington Teachers Association for 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08. Vote: 5 Yes; 0 No.
B. Chess Trip
Motion by Greenlaw, second by Eaton, to approve the K-3, K-6 and high school chess teamsÕ request to travel to Nashville, TN for the national chess tournaments. Vote: 5 Yes; 0 No.
7. Executive Session for review of an administrator evaluation
Motion by Greenlaw, second by Eaton, to enter executive session at 9:16 p.m. for review of an administrator evaluation pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. ¤ 405(6)(A). Vote: 5 Yes; 0 No. Eaton, Kumiega, Babbitt, Greenlaw, Adams, Wendell, and Webster participated in the executive session. The school committee returned to regular session at 9:35 p.m.
8. Executive Session on a personnel matter
Motion by Greenlaw, second by Eaton, to enter executive session at 9:35 p.m. on a personnel matter. Vote: 5 Yes; 0 No. Eaton, Kumiega, Babbitt, Greenlaw, Adams, and Webster participated in the executive session. The school committee returned to regular session at 9:45 p.m.
9. Adjournment
Motion by Greenlaw, second by Eaton, to adjourn the meeting at 9:45 p.m. Vote: 5 yes; 0 no.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Superintendent of Schools