May 12, 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, Corinne Cascadden, Bryan Lamirande, Ken Proulx, Georgia Caron, Beverly Dupont, Gary Bisson, Roland Pinette, Cheryl Pinette, Dan Record, Tim Forestall, Julie King, 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 April 28, 2010 meeting public and nonpublic sessions. All members voted in the affirmative.
Mitch Couture joined the meeting at this time
WARRANTS On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to approve the warrants dated May 3, May 10, and May 17, 2010 for the amounts of $6,499.81, 11,094.96 and $151,834.18 respectively. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative; with Mitch Couture abstaining.
FINANCIAL REPORT A brief overview of the financial report was given to the Board.
COMMENTS None
BOARD MTGS On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to approve the School Board meeting schedule for the 2010-2011 year as presented in their packet. The motion passed unanimously.
CTE PROJECT On a motion by Linda Pivin, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to award the Building Trades FY 11 Project to the Division of Parks & Recreation, Bureau of Trails at Jericho Mountain State Park. Mitch Couture questioned who would be responsible for the plowing and maintenance of the road leading to the project. Roland Pinette replied that the “Owner” would be responsible. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
1st READINGS On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Linda Pivin the Board voted to approve the first readings of the F- Policies (Facilities Planning) as amended. The motion passed unanimously.
MEETING On a motion by Linda Pivin, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to change the May 26, 2010 School Board meeting to Monday, May 24, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. This will allow the School Board to attend the May 26, 2010 Public Hearing for the City Budget. The motion passed unanimously.
SUPER REPORT The Superintendent presented the following items:
- Race to the Top
- NH Scholars Recognition Ceremony
- Updating School Brochure
- New Director at NCES
- Summary of Spring Events
- Road Construction Update
COMMENTS None
NEW BUSINESS Discussion ensued on a letter received from SAU #20 concerning the option of tutioning ninth grade students from Gorham to Berlin High School. The Board wanted to clarify the intent of their discussion on this issue, which was to have it be an open- ended invitation to explore this option with all concerned parties.
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to go into nonpublic session at 6:43 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 7:45 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. No additional votes were taken in nonpublic session.
BESS On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Nicole Plourde, the Board voted not to accept the BESS proposal as presented. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
NON UNION On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to approve a 3% wage increase for non union staff for the 2010-2011 school year. On a roll call vote, Nicole Plourde and Linda Pivin voted in the affirmative; Martha Laflamme and Mitch Couture voted in the negative. The motion failed by a 2 to 2 vote.
STAFFING On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to accept the following staffing change:
RESIGNATIONS;
Jason Rigg – Individual Aide - BHS
NOMINATIONS:
RENOMINATIONS:
The motion passed unanimously.
All nominations are contingent on the applicant passing a criminal record check.
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to go into nonpublic session at 7:50 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 8:20 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. No additional votes were taken in nonpublic session.
ADJOURN On a motion Martha Laflamme, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to adjourn it’s meeting at 8:21 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary, Berlin Board of Education
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