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Minutes August 29, 2024

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MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING OF August 29, 2024

 

Current Board Members- 

        North Berwick-  Lauren Janousek, Kate Whalen, Joshua Tabor

                           Berwick- Alison Herlihy, Elva Lovejoy, Peg Wheeler

                           Lebanon- Nancy Sewall, Jeridene Basko, Nancy Neubert


         

A meeting of the Board of Directors was held in person on August 29, 2024 at 6:00 pm with all members attending except Ms. Whalen and Ms. Basko. 


There were 10 in the audience.


Mr. Kevin Moore, District Facilities Director, gave a tour of the Lebanon Schools beginning with the Lebanon Elementary School. He shared information regarding the age of the building, the problems that we are facing at the school.  LES is one of the oldest in the district, originally built in 1953 and the “new wing” was added in 1966.  The building has been well maintained over the years but has significant structural issues that will require much attention and financial support in order to bring it up to current code. Mr. Moore and Mr. Neil Rapoza of Civil Consultants then shared a lengthy overview of the leach field. Board members asked relevant questions and it was decided to discuss this further at the next board meeting. 

 

Ms. Janousek made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Lovejoy to go into executive session pursuant readmission of a student.  In at 7:15 pm. Out at 7:39 pm. 


Ms. Wheeler made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Janousek to readmit the student under consideration. All members voted in favor and the motion passed. 


Ms. Lovejoy read the public input statement. 


There was no public input at this time. 


Ms. Wheeler made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Lovejoy to approve the minutes of July 11, 2024. All members voted in favor and the motion passed. 


Ms. Wheeler made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Lovejoy to approve the minutes of July 29th, 2024. All members voted in favor except Mr. Tabor who abstained and the motion passed.


Mr. Tabor made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Lovejoy to table the minutes of August 14th, 2024.  All members voted in favor and the motion passed. 


Ms Whalen joined the meeting at 7:51 via remote. 


Ms. Wheeler  made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Lovejoy to approve the minutes of June 20th. All members voted in favor except Ms. Herlihy, Ms. Sewall and Mr. Tabor who abstained and the motion passed.



Business Brief: Ms. Denise Van Campen, the business manager gave an overview of the warrants that need to be signed regularly by the board. These warrants capture the spending of the district each month. She gave a bit of a breakdown to board members regarding 

the various codes so that things were more clearly understood as they signed off on various spending. 


Opening Day enrollments were provided:


MSAD # 60 District Totals


2024-25


Kindergarten

218

Grade 1

194

Grade 2

193

Grade 3

243

Grade 4

192

Grade 5

191

Total K-5

1231



Grade 6

221

Grade 7

223

Total Grade 6 &7

444

PG

6

Grade 7

0

Grade 8

214

Grade 9

220

Grade 10

222

Grade 11

242

Grade 12

248

Total NHS PG-7

1152

GRAND TOTAL

2827


The board then asked for an Enrollment look for the five year trends. We will provide those at the next meeting.

The Superintendent provided an overview of the new teacher orientation days that occurred last week. We provided multiple days of trainings and an overview of processes, building based and district based training and curriculum. We also provided a tour of the district via a school bus. Very helpful for our new staff to see the breadth and depth of the district. 


The Superintendent also provided an overview of the two opening days of school for staff and students. Very positive opening. 


The state bus inspections occurred today and it went very very well. The head inspector introduced himself to the Assistant Superintendent and he shared that his fleet is top notch and he wished that every fleet was as well maintained as ours. Kudos to our incredible mechanics and drivers. 


The Superintendent then updated the board on the enrichment opportunities that have been developed by the specialists to support students in the weeks and months ahead. More information will be forthcoming as plans are implemented. 


Employment:


Lora Thompson, Noble Middle School 7th grade Science (1 year only). Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Ms. Thompson. All members voted in favor and the motion passed. 


Ashley Capone, Special Education Teacher at Eric Knowlton Elementary School. Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Ms. Capone. All members voted in favor and the motion passed. 


Alston Armstrong, Art Teacher at North Berwick Elementary School.  Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Ms. Armstrong. All members voted in favor and the motion passed. 


Nicole Gleason, half-time District Literacy Coach. Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Ms. Gleason. All members voted in favor and the motion passed. 


Stanley Scontras, Math Teacher at Noble High School. Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Mr. Scontras. All members voted in favor and the motion passed. 


Stefanie Santie, Second Grade Teacher at Vivian E Hussey School. Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Ms. Santie. All members voted in favor and the motion passed. 


Lynn Preble, Third Grade Teacher at Vivian E Hussey School (1 year only). Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Ms. Preble. All members voted in favor and the motion passed


Jennifer Ordway, Special Education Social Worker  at Vivian E Hussey School and Eric Knowlton Schools. Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Ms. Ordway. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.


Kelsey Goodwin, Occupational Therapist at Hanson and Lebanon Elementary Schools. Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Ms. Goodwin. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.


Emily Currier, Special Education Social Worker at Lebanon Elementary School. Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Ms. Currier. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.


Crystal Goodrich, Occupational Therapist at Noble High School. Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Ms. Goodrich. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.


Katherine Camire, Occupational Therapist at Eric Knowlton School and Noble Middle School. Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Ms. Camire. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.


Dierdre Smith, Music Teacher at Eric Knowlton School. Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Ms. Smith. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.


Stephanie Wigginton, Spanish Teacher at Noble High School. Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Ms. Wigginton. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.


Kathryn Boudreau, Math Teacher at Noble High School. Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Ms. Boudreau. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.



Mary Fitzgerald, Special Education Grade 11 Case Manager at Noble High School (.8). Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Ms. Fitzgerald. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.


Sam Grant Health, Teacher at Noble High School. Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Mr. Grant. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.


Cindy Westney, Behavioral Interventionist at Noble Middle School. Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Ms. Westney. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.


Zachary Desmarais, Chorus Teacher at Noble Middle School (1 year only). Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Mr. Desmarais. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.


Melissa Morin, District Float Nurse. Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Wheeler to approve the appointment of Ms. Morin. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.



Resignation:

Katie St. Pierre, Occupational Therapist at Noble High School.  Ms. Wheeler  made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Lovejoy to approve the resignation of Ms. St. Pierre. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.


Kristen Sanzone, District Float Nurse.  Ms. Wheeler  made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Lovejoy to approve the resignation of Ms. Sanzone. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.


Retirement:

Sharon Beckwith, STEAM Integration Specialist.  Ms. Wheeler  made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Lovejoy to approve the retirement  of Ms. Beckwith. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.


Brenda Cravens, Transportation Director.  Ms. Cravens will retire in November of 2024. Thank you for 42 years of employment with MSAD 60.  Ms. Wheeler  made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Lovejoy to approve the retirement  of Ms. Cravens with regret. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.


The Superintendent updated the board with employment updates. There are still a few positions left to fill… 3 drivers and 7 ed. Techs and 1 part time excel instructor. We will continue to advertise and seek out 


Ms. Wheeler made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Lovejoy to add other for the evening. All members voted in favor and the motion passed. 


Other:

The superintendent shared that we have the old facilities study that was done in 2002 by Harriman and will share it electronically.  


Ms. Neubert did ask for clarification about when we will make the decision regarding the leach field. We will place it on the agenda for the next meeting (September 5th)


Public Input:


Shawn Works, of North Berwick, asked about communication and how our coaches communicate with parents and students. He asked about what policy, if there is one, regarding coach communications. 


The board did note that all coaches do get MSAD 60 emails. Ms. Herlihy did note that there is an app that is utilized that potentially doesn’t have parents on the app. The Superintendent indicated that we will follow up on this. 



Adjournment: 

Ms. Janousek  made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Herlihy to adjourn the meeting. All members voted in favor and the motion passed. 


Adjourned at 8:28 pm. 


Respectfully submitted,

Audra Beauvais


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