June 9, 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, Karin Dorval, Corinne Cascadden, Bryan Lamirande, Marion Y. Huntley, Georgia Caron, Beverly Dupont, Dan Record, Tim Forestall, Jane Provencher, Amy Huter, Bailey Rigg, Audrey and Alan Laflamme Jr., and members of the press.
MINUTES On a motion by Linda Pivin, seconded by Nicole Plourde, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the May 24, 2010 meeting public and nonpublic sessions. The motion passed unanimously.
WARRANTS On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to approve the warrants dated June 7, and June 14, 2010 for the amounts of $275.00, $5,433.31 and $103,071.93 respectively. Discussion ensued. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative; with Mitch Couture abstaining.
FINANCIAL REPORT The financial report was reviewed and accepted by the Board.
COMMENTS None
1st READINGS On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to bring back to the table the first readings of Policies - GBEBB – Employee-Student Relations, and GBEBD – Employee Use of Social Networking Websites. The motion passed unanimously. On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Karin Dorval, the Board voted to approve the first reading of policies, GBEBB, GBEBD, and ECAF, Audio and Video Surveillance on School Buses as amended. Discussion ensued. The motion passed unanimously.
NELMS CONFERENCE The Board had no questions on the information given to them in their packet on the NELMS conference that was attended by four junior high staff members.
GRANTS On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to authorize the Superintendent to accept monies for federal and state grants for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. The motion passed unanimously.
On a motion by Linda Pivin seconded by Karin Dorval, the Board voted to authorize Corinne E. Cascadden, Superintendent, and Bryan R. Lamirande, Business Administrator, to sign the federal accounting forms for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. The motion passed unanimously.
SUPER REPORT The Superintendent presented the following items:
- Copy of DINI letter being sent to parents after state approval
- Focused Monitoring Process – all corrective action items met
- Summary of Graduates
The Superintendent also requested an additional School Board meeting be held on June
30th for the purpose of approving warrants and staffing.
COMMENTS None
NEW BUSINESS None
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to go into nonpublic session at 6:24 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 Linda Pivin, seconded by Nicole Plourde, the Board voted to come out of nonpublic session at 9:17 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. No additional votes were taken in nonpublic session.
STAFFING On a motion by Nicole Plourde, seconded by Karin Dorval, the Board voted to accept the following staffing changes as amended:
RESIGNATIONS;
Jacqueline Prince – World Languages Teacher – BHS
Christopher Anderson – Educational Assistant – BHS
Kimberly Lefebvre – Title I Tutor- Hillside School
Deana Valliere – Educational Assistant – Brown School
Tess Finningan-Allen – Title I Tutor – Hillside
RENOMINATIONS:
Jessica Henderson – Social Studies Teacher – BJHS
The extension of a consultant contract was also approved.
The motion passed unanimously.
All nominations are contingent on the applicant passing a criminal record check.
ADJOURN On a motion Linda Pivin, seconded by Nicole Plourde, the Board voted to adjourn it’s meeting at 9:25 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary, Berlin Board of Education
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