MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING January 2, 2020
A meeting of the Board of Directors was held at Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine on January 2, 2020 at 7:00 pm, with all members present except Ms. Schaeffer, Ms. Manley and Ms. Hopper. There were 5 in the audience.
Ms. Mallett, Vice Chair shared the explanatory statements regarding public input.
Public Input: None at this time.
The minutes of December 19th were tabled until the next board meeting.
The student report was presented by Sam Grant:
Holiday parade
Planning for winter pep rally and spirit week
Sent out a poll to students to vote on favorite spirit week days - using that to help decide on days - also will be used to raise participation in pep rally
Wellness Club - led by Maddie Momenee - helps students calm down, destress and spend some time in their day where they don’t have to think - great success for people that have gone
The Superintendent shared with the board a clip from WCSH 6’s Varsity Club where Noble Senior Jared Kinsey, 3 sport athlete (soccer, wrestling and lacrosse) was featured. Great job Jared!
The Superintendent then shared with the board a preliminary draft calendar for the 2020-21 school year.
Selection Process for new Superintendent was then discussed. The assistant superintendent shared with the board a consolidated timeline of both the Superintendent Search and the District Budget. They then discussed allocating funds for the process and advertising for the position. Ms. Neubert made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Corliss to approve up to $2500 of funds to begin the process of the Superintendent search. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.
The Superintendent then shared with the board the recommendation that the board have a workshop with Drummond Woodsum to discuss board/superintendent relationships in early July. The board directed the Superintendent to book that workshop.
The Superintendent updated the board on two resignations. Ms Nicole Tibbetts, daytime custodian at NHS will be leaving on January 24th. We wish her well. He also shared the resignation of Ms. Kristalyn Keenan, occupational therapist at NBES. We wish her the best.
The assistant superintendent shared that she has followed up with Ms. Dudley about the idea of a race liaison. She will be connecting with her in the next week and will share information at the next board meeting.
Ms. Neubert made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Corliss to adjourn. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.
Adjourned at 7:58 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Steve Connolly
Secretary of the Board