For a verbatim account of the meeting, see tape.
August 15, 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, Nicole Plourde, Nathan Morin, Brian Leclerc, John Moulis, Marion Y. Huntley, Steve Michaud, Gary Bisson, Tim Forestall, Dan Record, Jane Provencher, Beverly Dupont, Ken Proulx, Roland Pinette, Corinne Cascadden, Ann Elise Record, Cheryl Pinette, Lucille Lambert, Laurie Brodeur, Gerald Perreault, David Morrissette, Anne Marie Favreau, Faye Nolan, Angela Duquette, Ben Murphy, Joele Losier, Diana Aube, and members of the press.
MINUTES On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Nicole Plourde, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the July 18, 2007 meeting, public and nonpublic sessions. The motion passed unanimously.
WARRANTS A motion was made by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Martha Laflamme, to approve the warrants dated July 30, August, 6, 13, and 20, 2007 for the amounts of $216,729.56, $5626.29, $731.35, $78,635.62, and $339,573.90 respectively. Discussion ensued and a question was answered on the cost of poly bags ordered for the district. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative; with Mitch Couture abstaining.
COMMENTS None
RDG FIRST CONF Cheryl Pinette asked the Board if there were any questions on the report submitted regarding the Reading First National Conference that was attended by a few staff members. The Board informed her that they had no questions and that the report was well done. Mrs. Pinette informed the Board the six year grant for Reading First will expire in 2008-09 and she was inquiring if it could be sustained by the local budget in the future. At this time the program funds seven positions.
HEALTH CERT. On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Brian Leclerc, the Board voted to declare the Health Endorsement as a local critical shortage area. On a roll call vote, Mitch Couture, Nicole Plourde, Brian Leclerc, and Nathan Morin voted in the affirmative; Martha Laflamme voted in the negative. The motion passed by a 4 to 1 margin.
BUILDING STUDY The Superintendent spoke of the process used during the Building Committee study. The Board had received a copy of the committee’s report previously.
Nicole Plourde stated that the charge of the committee was to look at the current space available and to determine if a new school is required or can the current facilities be utilized more efficiently, which may require some construction. Details on how this can be done will be determined as a result of work done by school personnel.
Brian Leclerc reiterated that there are some construction costs in the committee’s report.
Martha Laflamme asked what the process was from this point; she wanted to know what was expected from the Board this evening. She has lots of questions at this time. Discussion ensued. If the report is accepted the process will continue forward to look at more details. Martha would like to make sure they receive input from more than just the administrators. Further discussion ensued. Mitch informed the Board that once the process continues more information will be obtained and more parties will be involved. On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Nicole Plourde, the Board voted to move the process along. The motion passed unanimously.
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SUPER REPORT The Superintendent informed the Board of a meeting to be held on October 2, 2007 in ilan to discuss a Tuition Agreement. Representatives from Dummer, Milan, and Berlin will be at the meeting. The Superintendent will acknowledge Berlin’s attendance at the meeting.
The Superintendent brought the Board up to date on the opening of school and the status of the cleaning efforts.
COMMENTS Barbara Tetreault asked what the next step was for the building study. Mr. Moulis indicated that the administration will look at the details and how to implement any of the options or how they can work. He was asked how long that would take. He informed her probably until December and that it would probably be two years before anything actually happened.
NEW BUSINESS None
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Nathan Morin, 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.
A motion was made by Brian Leclerc, seconded by Martha Laflamme the Board voted to come out of nonpublic session at 8:38 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. There were no additional votes taken in nonpublic session.
STAFFING On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Brian Leclerc, the Board voted to accept the following staffing changes:
RESIGNATIONS:
Christopher Anderson – Individual Aide – BHS
Nancy Bisson – Title I Reading Tutor*
Samantha Donato – Individual Aide – Marston
Korinn Ruppel – Individual Aide – BJHS
Julie St. Germaine – Individual Aide – BHS*
Rheanna York – Individual Aide – BJHS*
TEACHER NOMINATIONS:
Karen Wood – Grade 2 – Bartlett
Stacia Lozier – Grade 1 – Brown
Allison Pepin – Special Education – Hillside
Bethany Sargent – Math – BHS
Kristen Bushway – General Music - District
NOMINATIONS:
Ben Skoglund – 1st Asst – Girls Varsity Basketball Coach - BHS
Heather Langevin – Reading First Tutor – Brown School
Janine Micucci – Reading First Tutor – Marston School
Kristen Blais – Reading First Tutor – Brown School
Carrie Poirier – Reading First Tutor – Bartlett School
Elizabeth Griffin – Reading First Tutor – Bartlett School
Sherri Yuhas – Individual Aide – Hillside
Virginia Grondin – Individual Aide – BHS
Anthony Jackson – Individual Aide – BHS
Charity Parker – Individual Aide – BJHS
Patricia Buckovitch – Individual Aide - BHS
RE-NOMINATIONS:
Craig Melanson – Varsity Soccer Coach - BHS
Ben Murphy – BJHS Yearbook Advisor
Nathan Roberge – BJHS Athletic Director
Nicole Arguin – BJHS Student Council Advisor
Jean Bouchard – BJHS Drama Director
All nominations are contingent on the person passing a criminal record check. The motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURN On a motion by PersonNameBrian Leclerc, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to adjourn it’s meeting at 8:42 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary, Berlin Board of Education
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