July 22, 2009
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, Corinne Cascadden, Marion Huntley, Gary Bisson, Beverly Dupont, Dan Record, Amy Huter, Jane Provencher, Roland Pinette, Cheryl Pinette, Ken Proulx, Amy Cascadden, Carrie Poirier, Celine Leborgne, Craig Melanson, Don Bouchard, Dan Hebert, and members of the press.
MINUTES On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the June 17, June 26, and July 8, 2009 meetings, public and non public sessions. The motion passed unanimously.
WARRANTS A motion was made by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Nathan Morin, to approve the warrant dated July 27, 2009 for the amounts of $10,110.89 and $81,687.25. Discussion ensued regarding out of district costs and the formula used for capping the maximum district expense on these costs. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative with Mitch Couture abstaining.
FINANCIAL REPORT The Board reviewed the Financial Report.
COMMENTS None
EARLY GRADUATION This item was deferred to later in the meeting in the event the parents became available to discuss the issue. Since the parents were not available, no action was taken on the request.
BIO MASS A presentation was made by Don Bouchard from Horizon Engineering Firm of Littleton, NH and Dan Hebert from DHI Construction of Colebrook. Mr. Bouchard presented concepts and preliminary sketches. Martha Laflamme arrived at 6:35 p.m. at the end of this discussion.
BOILER Corinne Cascadden explained the process and recommended for long term building use of Brown School, to convert over to the hot water boiler system proposal. A bid award recommendation will be brought to the Board at one of the August meetings.
CAP IMPROVEMENTS The Superintendent explained the process used and explained the draft which was given to the Board. The Board suggested adding the BHS Boiler replacement (Bio-Mass) in the 2011 request. If the Board has any other comments they will contact Corinne by the end of the week.
SUPER REPORT As requested by the Board, an estimate of the FY10 enrollment was listed in the packet.
The Superintendent informed the Board that she is still awaiting a response from the GRS/Milan School Boards about a joint meeting.
A facilities reorganization update was given to the Board.
Discussion ensued regarding the renaming of Brown School. The Board recommended obtaining more input to determine community and parental support. The Superintendent presented an update on summer programs and the number of student participation.
COMMENTS None
NEW BUSINESS The Board was reminded of the Focused Monitoring meeting on July 30th which includes Board members. Two city council members were also invited. The session will be held from 10:30 to 1:00 p.m. at the Town & Country Motor Inn. Mitch Couture, Nicole Plourde, and Nathan Morin will attend.
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to go into nonpublic session at 7:35 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 8:45 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. No additional votes were taken in nonpublic session.
STAFFING On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to accept the following staffing changes:
RESIGNATIONS:
Danielle Service – English Teacher - BJHS
NOMINATIONS:
Alaina Setz – Hillside School Store Advisor
Gary Rivard – 2nd Asst Varsity Boys’ Ice Hockey Coach (JV)
Robert Desilets – Part-time Custodian - District
RE-NOMINATIONS:
Nicole Arguin – Varsity Field Hockey Coach
Louise Johnson – 1st Asst Varsity Field Hockey (JV)
Craig Melanson – Varsity Soccer Coach
Michael Poulin – 1st Asst Varsity Soccer Coach (JV)
Paul Letarte – Boys/Girls Cross Country Coach
All nominations are contingent on the applicant passing a criminal record check.
ADJOURN On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Nicole Plourde, the Board voted to adjourn it’s meeting at 8:47 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary, Berlin Board of Education
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