October 20, 2011
JOINT MEETING The joint meeting between Milan, Dummer, and Berlin will be rescheduled.
A meeting of the Berlin Board of Education was held in the Berlin High School library beginning at 6:03 p.m. Present for the meeting were, Nicole Plourde, Karin Dorval, Nathan Morin, Linda Pivin, Martha Laflamme, Corinne Cascadden, Bryan Lamirande, Beverly Dupont, Tim Forestall, Amy Huter, Gary Bisson, Georgia Caron, Jane Provencher, Bailey Rigg, Paul Bousquet, Patricia Shute, Linda Rich, Robert Rodrigue, and students.
MINUTES On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the
October 6, 2011 meeting, public and nonpublic sessions.
WARRANTS On a motion by Linda Pivin, seconded by Karin Dorval, the Board voted to approve the warrants dated, October 22, October 23, and October 24, 2011 for the amounts of $16,709.10, $1,013.35 and $77,597.88 respectively. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
FINANCIAL REPORT The Board reviewed and approved the financial report.
COMMENTS None.
COLLABORATION Ray Healey spoke to the Board on an Intra-district Collaborative Project funded by a Tillotson Foundation Grant to create a working environment for collaboration between school districts. He addressed the Board regarding economics conditions and informed them that 12 SAU’s in NH and 4 in VT will participate. He also requested that the School Board Chair or designee attend these meetings. Nicole Plourde stated that she will do so.
POLICY REVISIONS On a motion by Karin Dorval, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to approve the revision of policies JH and JH-R as amended. These policies address Truancy .The motion passed unanimously.
COMMENTS None
NEW BUSINESS None
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to go into nonpublic session at 6:40 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 Martha Laflamme, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to come out of nonpublic session at 9:03 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. No additional votes were taken in nonpublic session.
STAFFING On a motion by Linda Pivin, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to approve the following staffing changes:
RESIGNATIONS:
Janet Tremblay – Cook - BJHS
NOMINATIONS:
Lucille Lambert – Math Tutor – Brown School
Carolyn Urban – Math Tutor – Brown School
Lisa Thompson – Math Tutor – Brown School
Nicole Dumont – Educational Assistant – Brown School
David Roberts – Educational Assistant – Brown School
Alyssa MacDonald – Educational Assistant – Brown School
Christina Bertin – Educational Assistant – Brown School
RE-NOMINATIONS:
Steve Enman – Cross Country Coach – BJHS
Don Picard – Boys Varsity Basketball Coach – BHS
David Morrissette – Boys JV Basketball Coach – BHS
Gary Boucher – Girls Ice Hockey Coach – BHS
Mike Poulin – Boys Varsity Ice Hockey Coach – BHS
Gary Rivard – Boys 1st Asst Varsity Ice Hockey Coach – BHS
Dan MacKin – Boys JV Ice Hockey Coach – BHS
Karen Turgeon – Girls JV Basketball Coach - BHS
All nominations are contingent on the applicant passing a criminal record check.
The motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURN On a motion by Linda Pivin, seconded by Karin Dorval, the Board voted to adjourn it’s meeting at 9:05 p.m. The motion passed unanimously
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary, Berlin Board of Education
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