MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING September 5, 2019
A meeting of the Board of Directors was held at Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine on September 5, 2019 at 7:00 pm, with all members present except Ms. Schaeffer and Ms. Manley. There were 5 in the audience.
Mr. Doiron, Berwick Board Member, addressed the audience regarding the norms of Public Input.
Public Input: None at this time
Ms. Potter made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Potter to accept the minutes of August 22nd as amended. All members voted in favor except Ms. Neubert and Mr. Doiron who abstained, and the motion passed.
The Superintendent shared with the board opening enrollments for the 2019/2020 school year. There are 3010 students as of today.
The Superintendent updated the board on the opening of schools this week. It was a very positive experience.
The Superintendent then updated the board on various policies that have come forward and spoke with the board about the policy subcommittee committee upcoming work.
The board was made aware of a donation for the School Nutrition program. Mr. Doiron made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Beal to accept the donation from York Hospital for $500. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.
The Superintendent shared with the board the progress and work of the combined technology department for both MSAD 60 and MSAD 35. It was a massive effort. Included were:
Just to highlight a few accomplishments as a team we:
Doubled the wireless capabilities of both Eliot Elementary & Central School
Installed New wireless (at a 1/4 of the budgeted cost) at Great Works School
10 + projector installs across both districts
Added Point to Point Wireless access at the Hussey School modular classrooms (and phones)
Prepared new devices for ~90 new staff and provided 1 on 1 and group training to get them ready for September. (And helped ~90 folks leaving the district transition to personal accounts.)
Changed iPad management software and re-enrolled all Marshwood iPads into the new system
Planned and prepared for K-1 iPad program (480 devices) with new management software, new student accounts, apps, and sign in to each device so that they are ready to roll for teachers
Unboxed, inventoried, labeled and enrolled over 1000 Chromebooks across both districts
Re-organized Chromebooks so that we are now on cycle to move devices in and out of service in a more predictable fashion
Learned a new print management software and deployed to 300 staff and 2500 students on both Chrome OS and Mac
Installed 60+ Printers and Copiers
Installed new POS stations at 12 locations
Designed and built 53 custom iPad charging carts
Automated the nightly import of students from Infinite Campus to Mosiac.
Automated the nightly import of students from Infinite Campus to Traversa.
Wow!
Subcommittees:
Finance and Facilities…. Travis Doiron, Joanne Potter and Lynn Manley
Construction… Travis Doiron, Nancy Neubert,
Negotiations… Linda Corliss, Joanne Potter
Policy… Astrida Schaeffer, Joanne Potter
Ms. Potter made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Beal to adjourn. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.
Adjourned at 7:55 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Steve Connolly
Secretary of the Board