For a verbatim account of the meeting, see tape.
April 2, 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, Martha Laflamme, Melissa Wedge, John Moulis, Marion Y. Huntley, Steve Michaud, Corinne Cascadden, Gary Bisson, Tim Forestall, Ken Proulx, John Donaldson, Dan Record, Roland Pinette, Cheryl Pinette, Jane Provencher, Craig Melanson, and members of the press. The meeting was opened by Martha Laflamme.
MINUTES On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Melissa Wedge, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the March 19, 2008 meetings, public and nonpublic sessions. The motion passed unanimously.
WARRANTS A motion was made by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Melissa Wedge to approve the warrants dated March 31, and April 7, 2008, for the amounts of $1,394.76 and $281,209.63 respectively. Mitch Couture arrived at 6:10 p.m. and took over as chair. Discussion ensued regarding the Reading First Program. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
COMMENTS None
RENOMINATIONS On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Melissa Wedge, the Board voted to approve the staff renominations for 2008-2009 as listed in the packet. The motion passed unanimously.
RDG 1ST CONF On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Melissa Wedge, the Board voted to approve the attendance of four staff members to The Fifth National Reading First Conference in July 2008. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
POLICIES On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Martha Laflamme the Board voted to table the reading of Internet Policies EHAA and EGA until modifications in some of the wording in the proposal are made. The motion passed unanimously.
MANUALS On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Nicole Plourde, the Board voted to approve the Student/Parent Manuals K-3 and the Staff Manuals K-6. The motion passed unanimously.
SUPER REPORT After discussing the contents of a letter drafted by the Supeintendent to the NHIAA regarding the late fee assessed by them, the Board decided not to send the letter.
The BHS Class Advisors pulled their request for approval of a white water rafting Senior Class Trip due to lack of interest by the students at this time.
A report submitted by Beverly Dupont on Behind the Faces was given to the Board.
Information on the Key Club Convention was distributed to the Board for their information. Congratulations were extended to the students, advisors, and BHS.
COMMENTS None
NEW BUSINESS None
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Melissa Wedge, the Board voted to go into nonpublic session at 6:47 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 Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to come out of nonpublic session at 7:15 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. No additional votes were taken in nonpublic session.
STAFFING On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Nicole Plourde, the Board voted to accept the following staffing changes:
RESIGNATIONS:
Jennifer Fligg – Individual Aide – Hillside School
NOMINATIONS:
Andrew Lefebvre – Individual Aide – BJHS
TEACHER NOMINATIONS:
Dana Deblois – Physical Education - Elementary
RE-NOMINATIONS:
Lynda Arsenault – Girls Track Coach - BJHS
All nominations are contingent on the person passing a criminal record check.
NON UNION On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to
SALARIES approve the non union salaries for the 2008-2009 year as contained in the Board
packet based on 3% salary schedule adjustments. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
ADJOURN On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Melissa Wedge, the Board voted to adjourn it’s meeting at 7:16 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary, Berlin Board of Education
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