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,
Robert Webster
Superintendent
of Schools