Deer Isle-Stonington CSD #13 School Committee

DEER ISLE – STONINGTON CSD SCHOOL COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
March 23, 2006

Board Members Present: Aimee Eaton, Joe Babbitt, Jim Adams, Walter Kumiega, Skip
     Greenlaw and Mark Cormier
Staff Present: Nelson Monteith, Penny Wendell, Jane O’Connor, Martha Jordan, Catherine Ring, Ken Keen, Mike Wood and Robert Webster
Citizens and Guests Present: None

1.      Call to Order/Quorum
Chairman Kumiega opened the meeting and declared a quorum at 6:08 p.m.

2.   Moment of Silence
A moment of silence was observed.

3.   Citizen’s Comments
There were no citizen comments

4.   Approval of the Agenda
Motion by Eaton, second by Greenlaw, to approve the agenda as amended with the addition of action items B. Commendation for Chess Teams’ Championships and C. Nomination of Middle Level Softball Coaches. Vote: 6 Yes; 0 No.

5. ACTION ITEMS
            A. Sick Leave Bank Request
                 Webster notified the board of a request from high school social studies teacher Gil Lacroix for a withdrawal from the sick leave bank. He is eligible for up to 35 paid sick days based on the accumulated leave he had at the start of his illness.
Motion by Greenlaw, second by Babbitt, to grant Lacroix’s request for 35 sick bank days. Vote: 6 Yes; 0 No.

                 B. Chess Team Commendations
                 Kumiega reviewed the amazing successes of the elementary, junior high and high school chess teams that swept the state championships. Motion by Babbitt, second by Eaton, to officially commend the elementary, junior high and high school chess teams and coaches for their unprecedented, historic victories in winning three state chess championships in the same year. Vote: 6 Yes; 0 No.

            C. Nomination of Middle Level Softball Coaches
Webster nominated Tiffany Dauk as middle level head softball coach and Becky Hutchins as middle level assistant softball coach. Motion by Greenlaw, second by Eaton, to approve the nominations of Tiffany Dauk and Becky Hutchins as softball coaches at stipends of $1825 for Dauk and $825 for Hutchins as recommended by the superintendent. Vote: 6 Yes; 0 No.

6. EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion by Eaton, second by Greenlaw, to enter executive session at 6:20 p.m. for review of administrators’ evaluations. Vote: 6 Yes; 0 No. Participants were Greenlaw, Kumiega, Eaton, Cormier, Babbitt, Adams and Webster. Keen, Monteith, O’Connor, Ring, Wood, and Wendell each, in turn, attended a portion of the executive session. The school committee returned to regular session at 8:52 p.m.

8. Adjournment
Motion by Greenlaw, second by Eaton, to adjourn the meeting at 9:05 p.m. Vote: 6 yes; 0 no.

      Respectfully Submitted,

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Robert Webster
Superintendent of Schools