For a verbatim account of the meeting, see tape.
February 21, 2007
A meeting of the Berlin Board of Education was held in the Berlin High School library beginning at 6:00 p.m. Present for the meeting were Nathan Morin, Mitch Couture, Martha Laflamme, Brian Leclerc, Nicole Plourde, John Moulis, Marion Y. Huntley John Donaldson, Ken Proulx, Steve Michaud, Corinne Cascadden, Beverly Dupont, Dan Record, Gary Bisson, Tim Forestall, Jane Provencher, Roland Pinette, Cheryl Pinette, Susan Lessard, Alain Lessard, and members of the press.
MINUTES On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Brian Leclerc, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the January 31, 2007 meeting, public and nonpublic sessions. The motion passed unanimously.
WARRANTS A motion was made by Nathan Morin, seconded by Nicole Plourde, to approve the warrants dated February 5, February 12, and February 26, 2007 for the amounts of $4887.63, $11,819.14, $210,244.79, and $172,754.33 respectively. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
COMMENTS None
STUDENT CONDUCT On a motion by Brian Leclerc, seconded by Nicole Plourde the Board voted to postpone this issue to a meeting when all Board members are present. The motion passed unanimously.
DUMMER AREA The Board received updated information on the withdrawal of Dummer from the AREA Agreement. They were informed that the withdrawal was not approved by the state at this time. The soonest it will happen is July 1, 2009 due to the need for further study and more work needing to be completed.
SUPER REPORT The Superintendent informed the Board that on January 9, 2007 the State of StateNH approved the AREA Agreement between Berlin and Milan. It now must be approved at the Milan District meeting. If it is approved at this meeting, it then will go to the Berlin City Council for action.
The Board was given a copy of a letter sent to the Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School Board inviting them to a meeting to discuss joint educational opportunities. Mitch Couture informed the Board that a letter is forthcoming from the School Board regarding having a meeting prior to March 18, 2007.
The Board was informed of the Berlin High School Key Club’s upcoming trip to Springfield, MA. There were no questions on this issue.
The Board was given the results of the Measuring Aspirations and Participation 2006 Survey completed by last year’s seniors.
Martha Laflamme joined the meeting at this time.
COMMENTS Roland Pinette informed the Board that he will be writing a letter of support for Michelle Cruz of the [Link]Mt. Washington Observatory to have a direct link available to take advantage of their programs.
Susan Lessard requested the status of the Girls Hockey Program. The Board informed her that the representatives of Girls Hockey felt they were not prepared at this time to discuss the issue; therefore it will be brought up at another meeting.
NEW BUSINESS Nicole Plourde informed the Board that monies are available for Abstinence Education. APE will pay to train junior high and high school teachers in March. She informed them that $90,000 was available to be spent by the end of June 2007. This program is approved by the NHDOE. Gary Bisson indicated the high school is currently involved with the program which they know as Reducing the Risk. The administration will check if they are the same program and if the program could be expanded to the junior high.
Brian Leclerc informed the Board the BHS Girls Spirit placed 6th out of 15 teams in their recent competition. Good job to the students.
Ken Proulx informed the Board of the second round of the Granite State Challenge being aired on Thursday, February 22, 2007.
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Brian Leclerc, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to go in to nonpublic session at 6:25 p.m. in accordance with RSA 91-A3II(a),(b), (c). On a roll call vote, Mitch Couture, Martha Laflamme, Nathan Morin, and Nicole Plourde voted in the affirmative; Brian Leclerc voted in the negative. The motion passed by a 4 to 1 margin.
On a motion by Brian Leclerc, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to come out of nonpublic session at 6:34 p.m. No additional votes were taken in nonpublic session.
STAFFING On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Nicole Plourde, the Board voted to accept the following staffing change:
Nominations:
John Schmaing – Individual Aide – Hillside School
All nominations are contingent on the person passing a criminal record check.
ADJOURN On a motion by Brian Leclerc, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to adjourn it’s meeting at 6:35 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully Submitted
Secretary, Board of Education
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