March 3, 2010
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, Nicole Plourde, Linda Pivin, Mitch Couture, Martha Laflamme, Karin Dorval, Corinne Cascadden, Marion Huntley, Beverly Dupont, Jane Provencher, Ken Proulx, Amy Huter, Roland Pinette, Cheryl Pinette, Bailey Rigg, Dolores Charest, Sandy Pouliot, Angela Duquette, Ted McCormick, and members of the press.
MINUTES On a motion by Linda Pivin, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the February 17, 2010 meeting public and nonpublic sessions. The motion passed unanimously.
WARRANTS On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Karin Dorval, the Board voted to approve the warrants dated March 1, and March 8, 2010 for the amounts of $4,760.46 and $218,352.74. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
FINANCIAL REPORT The financial report was reviewed by Marion Y Huntley.
COMMENTS The Board was invited to the Destination Imagination Competition in Winnisquam on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Student from Berlin Junior High School will be competing.
Ted McCormick invited the Board to the Winter Olympics being held at BHS from March 15 – 19th from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.
CONFERENCES On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Karin Dorval, the Board voted to approve the attendance of staff members to the NELMS Conference in Providence RI and the NH School Library Media Association Conference in Nashua NH. The motion passed unanimously.
NATIONAL CONF Staff members who attended the Title I National Conference in Washington, DC gave the Board a summary of their experience and shared the information they received at this conference.
NH SCHOLARS Discussion ensued on the merit of this program. Ken Proulx explained how the program works. It was his opinion that it is a good program to pursue. BJHS will begin the process in April and BHS will also be involved. Further discussion ensued.
FY 11 BUDGET Discussion ensued regarding the Board budget presentation to the city council.
SUPER REPORT The Superintendent gave the Board an update on the following issues:
Newly hired IT Coordinator Bailey Rigg was introduced to the Board
JCWA trips
COMMENTS Congratulations were extended on the high school’s trip to Greece.
Roland Pinette commented on the city council’s perception of the school’s budget and recommending comparing us to other towns/cities. Discussion ensued with Franklin and Claremont mentioned as examples.
NEW BUSINESS Linda Pivin inquired about the school’s policy and procedure regarding the use of volunteers and their contact with students. Individual principals gave the Board information on their procedure. Questions were raised regarding the training of volunteers. Further discussion ensued.
Nicole Plourde mentioned the possibility of providing a spectator bus for the basketball tournament game. Discussion ensued.
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Linda Pivin, seconded by Karin Dorval, the Board voted to go into nonpublic session at 7:15 p.m. in accordance with RSA 91-A3II, (a) On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to come out of nonpublic session at 8:10 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. No additional votes were taken in nonpublic session.
ADJOURN On a motion Nicole Plourde, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to adjourn it’s meeting at 8:11 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary, Berlin Board of Education
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