MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING OF January 6, 2022
A meeting of the Board of Directors was held in person in North Berwick, Maine on January 6, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. with all members present except Ms Travers. Mr. Doiron and Ms.Stanton were present remotely.
Mr. Doiron made a motion and it was seconded by Ms. Lovejoy to go into executive session pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(A) Duties of Officials/Appointees/Employees. All members voted in favor and the motion passed. In at 5:35 pm Out at 6:00 pm.
Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Hagenbuch to go into executive session pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A §405(6)(B) Expulsion of Student. All members voted in favor and the motion passed. In at 6:02 pm. Out at 6:33 pm.
Ms. Hagenbuch made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Lovejoy to expel the student under consideration. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.
Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Hagenbuch to go into executive session pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A §405(6)(B) Expulsion of Student. All members voted in favor and the motion passed. In at 6:37 pm. Out at 7:28 pm.
Ms. Hagenbuch made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Lovejoy to expel the student under consideration. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.
Ms. Hagenbuch made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Lovejoy to go into executive session pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(A) Duties of Officials/Appointees/Employees
All members voted in favor and the motion passed. In at 7:31 pm. Out at 7:59 pm.
Public Input Statement-Vice Chair Rebeca Hopper shared the public input statement.
Public Input: Ms. Christina Brown, of North Berwick, shared her concerns regarding the NBES students going into the Knowlton school and her concerns about the emotional well being of the students. She shared that she understands the space constraints but she is hoping that the NB students will have their own NB teachers and classrooms and not be integrated with the Berwick kids for typical classrooms. She noted that recess and lunches seemed appropriate for integration.
The board reviewed the minutes from December 16, 2021. Ms. Hagenbuch made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Hopper to approve the minutes as amended. All members voted in favor except Ms. Mallett who abstained and the motion passed.
Student Report: None at this time.
Policy First Reading
JL MSAD 60 Wellness Policy on Physical Activity and Nutrition (tabled to next meeting).
KF Facilities Use Form
Ms. Mallett made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Hagenbuch to make the change to policy KF to increase the event manager fee from $30 to $32. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.
Educational Programming Weekly rate has been relatively low for Covid cases. We are anticipating more cases based on visitations over break etc.
Student attendance, low of 84% and high of 93%
Staff attendance, low of 89% and high of 96%
OSHA tracking of staff who are vaccinated: Currently this is at the supreme court level and a decision has not been made yet. If the mandate goes through, we are in the process of developing the tracking system.
The board then discussed the North Berwick Elementary School fifth graders moving to the Knowlton school. There was some discussion about the mixing or non mixing of the towns. There are pluses and minuses on both sides. The board felt that it would be good to hear from Ms. Keniston, ELKS principal and Mr. Archambault, NBES principal as to their opinions. We will schedule them to come to a meeting to discuss it in the near future.
Mr. Doiron made a motion and it was seconded by Ms. Lovejoy to go into executive session for support staff negotiations pursuant to 1 MRSA 4056B. All members voted in favor and the motion passed. In at 8:58 pm. Out at 9:23 pm.
Ms. Lovejoy made the motion and it was seconded by Ms. Hagnebuch to adjourn the meeting. All members voted in favor and the motion passed. Out at 9:24
Respectfully submitted,
Audra Beauvais