June 16, 2011
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, Nathan Morin, Linda Pivin, Martha Laflamme, Corinne Cascadden, Bryan Lamirande, Dan Record, Gary Bisson, Tim Forestall, Amy Huter, Roland Pinette, Cheryl Pinette, Jane Provencher, Bailey Rigg, staff, students, and members of the press.
MINUTES On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the June 2, 2011 meeting, public and nonpublic sessions. Nicole Plourde, Nathan Morin, Linda Pivin, voted in the affirmative; Martha Laflamme abstained.
WARRANTS On a motion by Linda Pivin, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to approve the warrants dated, June 6, 2011 and June 20, 2011 for the amounts of $14,768.85 and $156,421.67. Questions regarding legal bills were answered for the Board. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
FINANCIAL REPORT The financial report was reviewed and accepted by the Board. Summer Projects were summarized for the Board’s information.
COMMENTS None
2nd RDG – K- POLICIES On a motion by Linda Pivin, seconded by Nathan Morin , the Board voted to approve the second reading of K Policies– KLG – Relations with Authorities and KLG-R – Response for Criminal Incidents as amended. The motion passed unanimously.
WEBSITE Bailey Rigg gave the Board a presentation of the new District Website that will go live in July.
BROWN SCHOOL Amy Huter, Brown School Principal, gave the Board a presentation of her restructuring plans for the 2011-2012 school year. The Board members voiced their concern with having a combined first and second grade class. The Board will however, trust in Amy’s expertise in this area.
SUPER’S REPORT The Superintendent informed the Board of the following issues:
- Grant Award for Buses
- Mt. Jasper Development
- BHS Chorus
- Special Board meeting will be held on Thursday, June 30, 2011 at noon in the Central Office
COMMENTS None
NEW BUSINESS Nathan Morin inquired if the After School Program had received any funding from the district and if monies would be available to help the Teen Center that also is in need of additional funds. The Superintendent replied that The Family Resource Center Partnership received $25,093 from the RLIS grant and that the Teen Center is not associated with the school department.
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to go into nonpublic session at 6:56 p.m. in accordance with RSA 91-A3II, (a), (b) & (c). On a roll call vote, Nicole Plourde, Nathan Morin, and Linda Pivin voted in the affirmative; Martha Laflamme voted in the negative. The motion passed by a 3 to 1 margin.
On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to come out of nonpublic session at 8:05 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. No additional votes were taken in nonpublic session.
STAFFING On a motion by Linda Pivin, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to approve the following staffing changes:
TEACHER NOMINATIONS:
Alaina Setz – SPED Teacher
Steven Vogel – English Teacher – BJHS
Michelle Figella – Guidance Counselor - BHS
All nominations are contingent on the applicant passing a criminal record check.
The motion passed unanimously.
GUIDELINES On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to approve to table the OMS Guidelines until the July meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURN On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to adjourn it’s meeting at 8:10 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary, Berlin Board of Education
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