WINTHROP BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING MINUTES OF JULY 6, 2016

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: ABSENT/LATE: OTHERS PRESENT:



Chairperson Ginny Geyer, Vice-Chairperson Kristin Shumway, Milt Hadley, and Joe Pietroski Jana Diket, excused Superintendent Gary Rosenthal, Administrative Assistant Teresa Harrington, Members of WPS Administration and Staff, Members of the Public

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Chairperson Ginny Geyer called the meeting to order at 6:00PM. A. Pledge of Allegiance recited B. Roll call taken

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Communication Public Comments A. Adjustments to the agenda 1. Add V.A.2.e Sasha Avila – SPED Ed Tech III 2. Add II.E.2.a.4 Procedure IKF-R BOE Role in Graduation Ceremony 3. Add VII To enter executive session to consider the assignment of employees pursuant to 1 MRSA § 405(6)(A). B. Milt Hadley moved to accept the minutes of the June 1, 2016 regular meeting. Joe Pietroski seconded and the motion passed 3-0-1. Kristin Shumway abstained, as she was not in attendance at the June meeting. C. Superintendent Report 1. August 29 and 30, 2016 will be professional development days. 2. Fantasia Perez and Kelly Stratton will serve as student BOE members. 3. WHS softball team received the 2016 Sportsmanship Award. Joel Stoneton commented that the football, Nordic ski team, and tennis received Sportsmanship Awards as well. 4. Superintendent Rosenthal provided the Board with the Volunteer Handbook he put together. He will meet with volunteers the week of August 22nd. Joe Pietroski thanked him for doing this as it makes expectations and guidelines clear. D. Board Chair Report 1. Ginny announced the school budget passed by a margin of 701-121 on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. She credited this success to the hard work of everyone, from the school tours, to Facebook entries encouraging citizens to vote, to brochures passed out at the transfer station. She expressed her sincere thanks and congratulations. 2. She thanked the Administration for the Day of Caring t-shirts that were given to the Board. 3. MSMA Fall Conference materials were discussed. a. Joe Pietroski moved to ask MSMA to include a resolution to appoint a full-time Commissioner of Education. Kristin Shumway seconded and the motion passed 4-0. b. Joe Pietroski moved to suggest the Winthrop BOE would like to go on record in support of Stand Up for Kids, which will be voted on November 8, 2016. Kristin Shumway seconded and the motion passed 4-0. c. MSBA has three award categories. If anyone is interested in nominations in any category, let Ginny know by August 1, 2016. If anyone is interested in serving on the State BOE, please let her know by then, as well. d. The next meeting date is Wednesday, August 17, 2016 but if the need arises to have one on August 3, 2016, she asked the BOE members to keep that day open.



E. Standing Committee Reports 1. Finance – Jana and Ginny have completed warrant 26 but will have a 26A and 26B to review. 2. Policy - Kristin stated the Policy Committee needs an administrator and the superintendent to complete the committee, which would meet monthly once school begins. It was suggested the A Team do a rotation for these meetings. a. First readings 1. Milt moved to accept the first, and second readings of policy NEPN/NSBA Code FF – Naming of an Area Within a School or on School Property, with discussed changes. Joe Pietroski seconded and the motion passed 4-0. a. Kristin moved to accept the first and second readings of NEPN/NSBA Code KCS – Gifts to the School. Milt Hadley seconded and the motion passed 4-0. 2. Kristin moved to accept the first and second readings of NEPN/NSBA Code FFA Memorials. Milt Hadley seconded and the motion passed 4-0. 3. Kristin moved to accept the first and second readings of NEPN/NSBA Code GBEBA – Staff Dress Code. Milt seconded and the motion passed 4-0. 4. Kristin moved to accept the procedure, IKF-R, BOE Graduation Responsibilities. Joe Pietroski seconded and the motion passed 4-0. 3. Negotiations – none F. Ad hoc committee reports 1. Media - none G. Public comments - none III. Focus on Instruction – none IV. Unfinished Business A. Gary gave a preliminary snapshot of year-end finances, although stating that nothing is concrete until the audit is finished. It looks as though the $100,000 carryover to the 20162017 budget will be available. If there is any more he would like it to go into the contingency fund and pay the town the balance owed them for school nutrition and adult ed. B. Jeff Ladd gave the results of the preliminary study done regarding the WGS student pick up and drop off areas. The Board asked that Jeff get a quote of all cost options. C. Joel reported on signage for the WMS/WHS. He will get estimates in regards to a granite tablet with a map outlining schools. There will be signs indicating fields at all schools. He asked that school principals be involved in deciding where to place these signs. The digital sign is in and ready to be placed at the bottom of Rambler Road. V. New Business A. Personnel 1. New staff - vote a. Hailey Chadbourne – WHS English, Joe moved to accept, Kristin seconded, passed 4-0 b. Hilary Pottle – Grade 2, Milt moved to accept, Joe seconded, passed 4-0 c. Ross Shaler– WHS Latin, Milt moved to accept, Joe seconded, passed 4-0 d. Kim Blanco– Grade 4, Milt moved to accept, Kristin seconded, passed 4-0 e. Kelsi Ouellette – WHS Spanish, Joe moved to accept, Milt seconded, passed 4-0 f. Lauren McHatten – WMS Guidance, Milt moved to accept, Kristin seconded, passed 4-0 g. Sara Hunt – Speech Therapist, Kristin moved to accept, Milt seconded, passed 4-0 h. Brittni Carver – Resource Room Teacher (one year only), Milt moved to accept, Kristin seconded, passed 4-0

2. New Staff – informational a. Jose Sylva – WMS Girls Soccer Coach b. Lauren Dow – SPED Ed Tech III c. Siobban Murtiff – SPED Ed Tech III d. Mary Richards – SPED Ed Tech III 3. Resignations a. Shannon Lerch – SPED Ed Tech III - informational b. Mandy Andreson – WMS Guidance – Milt moved to accept, with regret, Kristin seconded, passed 4-0. VI. Board Member Open Forum A. Kristin thanked all those involved on the hiring committees for new staff. B. Milt said thanks for tracking down and taking care of trash on Maxwell Field. He noted concern regarding bees’ nests down below the football equipment on the field. VII. Milt moved to enter executive session to consider the assignment of employees pursuant to 1 MRSA § 405(6)(A). Kristin seconded and the motion passed 4-0. The Board entered executive session at 7:48 The meeting was declared public at 8:28. Motion: To extend the Accounts Payable position from 2.5 to 5 days per week to include Accounts Payable, Budget Coordination, and ADS Training. Kristin moved to accept, Milt seconded, passed 4-0 Kristin moved to adjourn at 8:30PM. Joe seconded and the motion passed 4-0. Respectfully submitted, Teresa Harrington Gary Rosenthal Recording Secretary Secretary to the Board