For a verbatim account of the meeting, see tape.
April 18, 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 Mitch Couture, Martha Laflamme, Brian Leclerc, John Moulis, Marion Y. Huntley John Donaldson, Steve Michaud, Corinne Cascadden, Gary Bisson, Tim Forestall, Jane Provencher, Roland Pinette, Cheryl Pinette, Ken Proulx, Heather Piche, Ted McCormick, Steve Emerson, and members of the press.
MINUTES On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Brian Leclerc, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the April 4, 2007 meeting, public and nonpublic sessions. The motion passed unanimously.
WARRANTS A motion was made by Brian Leclerc, seconded by Martha Laflamme, to approve the warrants dated April 15, and April 23, 2007 for the amounts of $16,021.81 and $138,720.23 respectively. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
COMMENTS None
SCHOOLWIDE Jane Provencher and Corinne Cascadden reviewed the Title I Schoolwide Plan for the Board. The requirements and goals for the Title I Schoolwide program are mainly the same as previous years with a few subtle changes. These changes include extending the after school program and changing the goals in reading from 75% to 78%.
ITALY TRIP Ted McCormick and Heather Piche informed the Board of the high school trip to Italy from 2/23/08 to 3/3/08 which includes students from Berlin, Gorham, and Laconia. Questions on chaperones and where the funds were coming from were answered. The district does not fund any part of this trip. A motion was made by Brian Leclerc to approve the trip once a list of chaperones was approved. There being no second, the motion failed. After further discussion a motion was made by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Brian Leclerc to approve the trip. The motion passed unanimously.
DRIVER ED BID On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Brian Leclerc, the Board voted to award the Driver Education Bid toEmerson Driving School for the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 school years. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
PORTRAIT BID On a motion by Brian Leclerc, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to award the School Portrait Bid to Lifetouch Photography for the 2007-2008, 2008-2009, and 2009-2010 school years. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
GARAGE LEASE Discussion ensued on the lease for the bus garage being on a month by month basis due to the building being up for sale. The administration is looking at other options. On motion by Brian Leclerc, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to accept the lease and have it signed by the Superintendent. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
BHS ATHLETIC FEES Gary Bisson gave the Board information on his recommendation to maintain the athletic fees at the current level. Board consensus was to maintain current rates. The administration will revisit this matter next year to determine if adjustments are recommended for the following year.
POLICIES The first reading of Policies ACE-GBA-IF and IHCD were tabled until a meeting when all the Board members are present. They will be placed on the May 2, 2007 Board meeting agenda.
SUPER REPORT The Superintendent gave the Board information on the NHSBA Orientation session at NCES on May 10, 2007. The Board members will respond to the Superintendent if they will or will not attend.
COMMENTS None.
NEW BUSINESS John Donaldson informed the Board that the district has received $8000 from PSNH for energy conservation.
Marttha Laflamme informed the Board that Roland Pinette received the Administrator of the year award at the FCCLA conference. The advisors and students also did well at this conference.
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Brian Leclerc, the Board voted to go in to 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 Brian Leclerc, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to come out of nonpublic session at 6:50 p.m. On a roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously. No additional votes were taken in nonpublic session.
STAFFING On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Brian Leclerc, the Board voted to accept the following staffing changes:
RESIGNATIONS:
Rondi Williams – Individual Aide - BJHS
NOMINATIONS:
Kevin Meehan- Boys Track Coach - BJHS
RE-NOMINATIONS:
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 7:52 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully Submitted,
Secretary Board of Education
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