Deer
Isle-Stonington CSD #13 School Committee
Meeting
Minutes
Deer
Isle-Stonington High School
Tuesday, March
5, 2002 at 6:30 P.M.
Board Members Present:
Larry
Moffet, Skip Greenlaw, Steve Johnson and Ted Ames.
Board Members Absent: Barrett Brewer
Staff Present:
Bruce
Ives, Mark Hurvitt, Tom Brennan, Dennis Saindon, Becky Pappas-Jones
Guests:
Linda
Nelson, Joe Babbitt
1)
Call to Order and
Declaration of a Quorum:
Vice Chair Moffet called the meeting to order and
declared a quorum at 6:35 P.M.
2)
Moment of Silence:
A moment of silence was observed.
3)
Citizen Comments:
There were no comments.
4)
Approval of the Agenda:
Motion by
Greenlaw, second by Ames, to add three action items: 8.C. Approval for Chess
Team Trip, 8.D. Request for unpaid leave, and 8.E. Election of Officers and to
take 8.C. and 8.D. out of order. Also,
to add Discussion Item 7.E. Reapportionment Plan Implementation. Vote: 4/Yes,
0/No.
5)
Approval of the minutes of
the Regular and Special Budget Meetings of February 5, 2002:
Motion by
Greenlaw, second by Ames, to approve the minutes of the Regular and Special
Budget Meetings of February 5, 2002 as presented. Vote: 4/Yes, 0/No.
8)
ACTION ITEMS: (taken
out of order)
Motion by
Greenlaw, second by Ames, to approve the chess team's trip to Portland, Oregon
from April 24-29, 2002. Vote: 4/Yes,
0/No.
D)
Request for Unpaid Leave:
Becky Pappas-Jones requested unpaid leave, May 1, 2
and 3rd, 2002 to join her husband, a salesman, on a company paid
weeklong cruise. Generally, policy does
not allow such leave. Motion by Greenlaw, second by Johnson, to
approve the request. Vote: 2/Yes, 1/No
(Moffet), 1/Abstention (Ames).
6)
Reports:
A)
Policy Committee:
Johnson reported that the last committee meeting was
very productive, and several policies have been reviewed. These will soon be presented to the full
Board for discussion and eventual action.
B)
Deer Isle-Stonington
Elementary School Principal:
Mark Hurvitt provided information on:
·
A
recent PIE meeting.
·
Publication
of the "Writer's Rocket "magazine.
·
Theater
events.
·
The
recent chess tournament and excellent performance of team members.
·
Jerry
Lowry recently completed his work on the water problem.
·
The
elementary school celebrated its first birthday.
·
Near
completion of the punch list.
·
School
security during the school day. (Hurvitt referenced Dr. Babbitt's letter.) NOTE: The Committee was supportive of the
Principal's locking all doors except those in front during the day.
C)
Deer Isle-Stonington High
School Principal:
Mr. Brennan provided information on:
·
Completion
of work on the water situation.
·
Academic
Honors for the Class of 2002 include:
Valedictorian Samantha Judkins
Salutatorian Molly McDonnell
First Essayist Megan Blackmore
Second Essayist Jessica Robbins
·
Academic
All-Start Team members.
·
Honor
Award Dinner will be March 13th .
·
The
new "Respect" banner is
characteristic of the school's weekly theme; this is one of eleven themes.
·
MEA's
will be this week.
·
Changes
being made in the library.
·
Two
school-to-work students are at WERU radio station.
·
Next
week's Diversity Day is a Peer Support Group activity.
·
Rude
behavior of some students at a recent elementary school theater assembly and
actions taken to address this.
·
8th
grade visitation evening is March 19 from 6-7 PM. Parents of 8th graders are welcome.
D) Assistant Superintendent of Schools:
·
Ives
read a resignation from Steve Smith and Nancy Smith effective at the end of the
2001-02 school year.
·
He
reminded Board members of Saturday's Board Retreat at the Stonington School.
7)
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
There was general concern about the $14,500 cost for
facility study. The Board would
appreciate seeing other estimates.
Webster will provide two or three recommendations to Sebert Brewer and
the Maintenance Committee.
Ives discussed a recent assessment workshop he
attended in Ellsworth and referenced materials previously provided to board
members. He emphasized the need for
administrators and teachers to better address curriculum alignment and
assessment design and shared sample materials from the Maine Portfolio
Assessment (MAP) website.
Ives provided Draft #1 for initial Board
review. There was some discussion and a
few questions. The first budget
workshop is scheduled for March 14th, the second for March 18th.
There was brief discussion about this newly revised
agreement. This will be an action item
next month.
There was little discussion. The Committee felt that June's primary
election would be the most appropriate and convenient time for election of all
six Board positions.
8)
ACTION ITEMS:
Motion by
Greenlaw, second by Ames, to accept the scholarship endowment. Vote: 4/Yes, 0/No.
1.
Motion by Greenlaw, second
by Ames, to approve Amy Billings and Brenda Higgins for regular employment
contracts as Educational Technicians.
Vote: 4/Yes, 0/No.
2.
Motion by Greenlaw, second
by Ames, to support Webster's nomination of Julie Lawry for the junior high
softball coaching position. Vote:
4/Yes, 0/No.
(8.C. and 8.D. preceded the Reports section
earlier in the meeting.)
Motion by
Ames, second by Johnson, to table this action because of absent members. Vote: 3/Yes, 1/No (Greenlaw).
9)
COMMUNICATIONS:
Ives read a note from the Arts in Education
Committee requesting financial support of $2,000. The request will be discussed during budget conversations.
10)
EXECUTIVE SESSION on a personnel matter.
Motion by
Greenlaw, second by Moffet, to enter Executive Session to discuss a personnel
issue at 9:02 P.M. Vote: 4/Yes, 0/No.
Those in attendance included Committee members Greenlaw, Ames, Moffet,
and Johnson, Principal Hurvitt and Ives.
The meeting returned to regular session at 9:39 P.M.
11)
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by
Greenlaw to adjourn at 9:39 P.M. Vote:
4/Yes, 0/No.
Respectfully submitted:
Bruce Ives
Assistant Superintendent