For a verbatim account of the meeting, see tape.
February 20, 2008
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, Nicole Plourde, Nathan Morin, Melissa Wedge, John Moulis, Marion Y. Huntley, Steve Michaud, Corinne Cascadden, Gary Bisson, Tim Forestall, John Donaldson, Dan Record, Beverly Dupont, Roland Pinette, Cheryl Pinette, Jane Provencher, Ken Proulx, Mr. & Mrs. Welch, and Jennifer Stuart.
MINUTES On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the February 6, 2008 meeting public and nonpublic sessions. The motion passed unanimously.
WARRANTS A motion was made by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Nathan Morin, to hold payment on batch #1438 until later in the meeting. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative. A motion was then made to approve the warrants dated February 18, and 25, 2008, for the amounts of $1,261.46 and $252,485.51 respectively. The motion passed unanimously.
COMMENTS None
NHDOE-SPED A letter received from the NHDOE explained that Berlin met the criteria with a perfect score on the requirements for Special Education. The Special Education staff works very hard and has been recognized by the NHDOE. They were congratulated on their efforts. A report will be received annually from the NHDOE on the Special Education Department’s status.
SUPER REPORT The Board was given information on the advantages/disadvantages of having a bus garage and an update on the recycling issue.
The Professional Development Master Plan has been approved the NHDOE. The Superintendent is now looking for a Board member to serve on this committee. It will be brought to the next meeting to determine who will be the Board representative.
BUS GARAGE LEASE Jennifer Stuart from Gallus and Green Realtors addressed the Board regarding the
bus garage lease for the potential new owners. The new lease would give the
plowing responsibility to the school district, there would be no dollar increase for the
first year, with a 2% increase per year beginning in year two. There would be no further changes. On a motion by Nicole Plourde seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to approve the new bus garage lease. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
COMMENTS None
NEW BUSINESS John Donaldson informed the Board that the current ¾ ton pick up truck will not last the rest of the year. He would like a commitment now to purchase a new truck and to pay for it out of next year’s budget. The Board requested he bring this request back to the next meeting.
Discussion ensued on the warrant that was pulled at the beginning of the meeting. John Moulis explained the opinion he received from the NHSBA attorney. The student has an IEP so this class needs to be supplied by the district at no cost to the parent. Further discussion was held. On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Melissa Wedge, the Board voted to put the pulled warrant back on the table. A motion was made by Nathan Morin, seconded by Melissa Wedge to approve payment of the Batch #1438. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Melissa Wedge, 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 Nicole Plourde, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to come out of nonpublic session at 7:28 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. No additional votes were taken in nonpublic session.
ADJOURN On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to adjourn it’s meeting at 7:30 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary, Berlin Board of Education
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