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January 17, 2013
A meeting of the Berlin Board of Education was held in the Berlin High School library beginning at 6:05 p.m. Present for the meeting were Louise Valliere, Kenneth Proulx, Nicole Plourde, Nathan Morin, Corinne Cascadden, Bryan Lamirande, Amy Huter, Dan Record, Elizabeth Deen, Gary Bisson, Roland Pinette, Jane Provencher, Tim Forestall, Sandy Pouliot, Ted McCormick, and members of the press.
MINUTES On a motion by Kenneth Proulx, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the January 3, 2013 meeting, public session. The motion passed unanimously.
WARRANTS On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Louise Valliere, the Board voted to approve the warrants dated, January 14 and January 21, 2013 for the amounts of $16,260.55, and $666,361.59 On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
FINANCIAL REPORT The Board reviewed and approved the financial report.
COMMENTS None
TECHNOLOGY The Superintendent presented the results of the student home IT survey. Autie Hamilton presented the IT budget for one to one devices. He estimates the annual cost to be $150,000 to replace 25% of the devices each year. Discussion ensued. The administrators added their support for the devices. The Board was agreeable to including the first year of the District Technology Plan into the budget proposal. This would entail adding the $150,000 for the devices plus the cost of an integrator position. This would be in alignment with the District Technology Plan that has been approved by the Board and the New Department of Education.
1st RDG POLICIES On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Kenneth Proulx, the Board voted to approve the first reading of Policies – JICDD – Student Discipline, JICE – Student Publications, JIHB – Searches of Student Autos, JIHB-R – Searches of Student Autos, JLIA – Supervision of Students and to table Policies JIHD – Student Interviews and Interrogations, and JRA – Access to Student Records. The motion passed unanimously.
2nd RDG POLICIES On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Kenneth Proulx, the Board voted to approve the second reading of Policy JICH – Drug and Alcohol Use by Students and to table Policy JHA – Student Insurance Program. The motion passed unanimously.
FY14 BUDGET Discussion ensued regarding what information should be presented at the Public Hearing on February 7, 2013. On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Kenneth, the Board voted to keep the Comparable Town Data page in the Budget Booklet, Kenneth Proulx and Nathan Morin voted in the affirmative, Nicole Plourde and Louise Valliere voted in the negative. The motion failed. After further discussion, the Comparable Data page will not be included in the Public Hearing presentation, but may be included in the presentation to the City Council.
SUPER’S REPORT The Superintendent informed the Board of the following issues:
• Junior Council on World Affairs Trip to China
• Parent /Teacher Conferences
COMMENTS None
NEW BUSINESS On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Kenneth Proulx, the Board voted to approve the draft request for qualifications for an access road around the high school for police and fire protection, along with future development. The motion passed unanimously.
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Louise Valliere, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to go into nonpublic session at 8:32 p.m. in accordance with RSA 91-A3II, (a), (b) & (c). On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Kenneth Proulx, the Board voted to come out of nonpublic session at 9:08 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. No additional votes were taken in nonpublic session.
ADJOURN On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Louise Valliere, the Board voted to adjourn it’s meeting at 9:12 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary, Berlin Board of Education
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