June 17, 2009
A meeting of the Berlin Board of Education was held in the Berlin High School library beginning at 5:00 p.m. Present for the meeting were Mitch Couture, Martha Laflamme, Nicole Plourde, Nathan Morin, John Moulis, Marion Y. Huntley, Corinne Cascadden, Beverly Dupont, Dan Record, Gary Bisson, Georgia Caron, Roland Pinette, Jane Provencher, Amy Huter, Cheryl Pinette, Tim Forestall, Roland, Kathy, and Matt Berthiaume, Paul Cusson, Mark McGill, Cindy, Bart, and Madison Bergquist and members of the press.
MINUTES On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Nicole Plourde, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the June 3, 2009 meeting, public and non public sessions. The motion passed unanimously.
WARRANTS On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to approve the warrants dated June 15, and June 22, 2009 for the amounts of $17,725.86 and $237,821.89 respectively. On a roll call vote, Nicole Plourde, Martha Laflamme, and Nathan Morin voted in the affirmative; Mitch Couture abstained.
FINANCIAL REPORT The Board reviewed the Financial Report.
COMMENTS None.
EARLY GRADUATION On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Martha Laflamme the Board voted to approve the early graduation of Samantha Roy and Matthew Berthiaume as per the recommendation of the high school administration. The motion passed unanimously.
BOILER Mark McGill of Mechanical Services explained to the Board the opportunities for energy savings using combustion management versus our current model. He had proposals for several buildings.
John Sargent of Honeywell reviewed options for Brown School in order to get better room temperature control and remedy current boiler problems. He included information on funding mechanisms.
The Board will discuss the boiler situation at their June 26, 2009 Board meeting which will be held at 6:30 a.m. in the Superintendent’s Office.
FY10 BUDGET The FY10 budget was accepted by the Board based upon City Council appropriation. The Board requested the administration obtain further information relative to funding of capital improvements and specifically bus purchases. The administration will email an update to the Board.
SUPER REPORT The Board reviewed the calendar presented in their packet relative to future Board meeting dates. The July 15, 2009 meeting will be changed to July 22, 2009 and the August 19, 2009 meeting will remain the same. The need for noon meetings to pay bills and approve staffing will be discussed at the June 26, 2009 meeting.
The Superintendent informed the Board of the smooth closing of school and the beginning of the reorganization process.
COMMENTS Paul Cusson gave the Board some of his concerns and ideas on the Brown School boiler system. He also commented on the other school buildings and suggested domestic hot water heaters for the rest rooms.
NEW BUSINESS Martha Laflamme requested the projected enrollment for each building be given to the Board at the next Board meeting.
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to go into nonpublic session at 6:00 p.m. in accordance with RSA 91-A3II (a). 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 7:00 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. One additional vote was taken in nonpublic session.
STAFFING On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Nicole Plourde, the Board voted to approve the following staffing changes:
RESIGNATIONS:
Linda Carrier – Head Cook – BHS
Elizabeth Griffin – Reading First Tutor – Bartlett School
TEACHER NOMINATIONS;
NOMINATIONS:
RENOMINATIONS;
The motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURN On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to adjourn it’s meeting at 7:05 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary, Berlin Board of Education
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