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DEER ISLE – STONINGTON CSD SCHOOL COMMITTEE

SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES

April 11, 2002



Board Members Present:
Steve Johnson, Skip Greenlaw, Larry Moffet, Kathie Keane and
Ted Ames at 6:38 p.m.
Board Member Absent:
Barrett Brewer
Staff Present:
Dennis Saindon, Warren Berkowitz, Mark Hurvitt, Tom Brennan, Mary Banfield,
and Robert Webster
Citizens and Guests Present:
Linda Nelson

1. Call to Order/Quorum
Vice-Chair Moffet opened the meeting and declared a quorum at 6:34 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 Greenlaw, second by Keane to approve the agenda as presented. Vote: 4 Yes; 0 No.

5. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion by Greenlaw, second by Keane, to enter executive session at 6:45 for discussion of individual students’ special education plans. Keane, Ames, Moffet, Greenlaw, Johnson, Berkowitz, Hurvitt, Brennan and Webster participated in the executive session. The school committee returned to regular session at 7:15 p.m.

6. DISCUSSION ITEM
The school committee reviewed draft #1 of the 2002-03 budget proposal in detail. All increases in instructional time for elementary art and music, K-12 gifted talented and high school social studies were removed from the budget. The special education life skills teaching position was approved at the special March 18th school committee meeting. The life skill ed. tech., junior high cheering, maintenance helper positions and one day of increased school nurse time were left in the budget. Proposed increases in industrial arts and marine technology summer employment and the increase in local funding for the auditorium director’s salary were reduced to 50% of the requests. The cuts totaled $155,869. After considerable discussion, the school committee directed administrators to reduce the net increase in the budget to 6% after the state funded increase in debt service.

The superintendent notified the school committee of resignations received from Dana Douglass - elementary athletic director, Heidi Brzezowski – high school science teacher and Ellen Sharp – elementary school behavioral program teacher. All three resignations were effective at the end of the school year.
The next budget work session is scheduled for April 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the elementary school.

6. Adjournment
Motion by Moffet, second by Greenlaw, to adjourn the meeting at 8:31 p.m. Vote: 5 yes; 0 no.

Respectfully Submitted,

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Superintendent of Schools