October 6, 2011
A meeting of the Berlin Board of Education was held in the Berlin High School library beginning at 6:03 p.m. Present for the meeting were, Nicole Plourde, Karin Dorval, Nathan Morin, Linda Pivin, Martha Laflamme, Corinne Cascadden, Bryan Lamirande, Beverly Dupont, Tim Forestall, Amy Huter, Gary Bisson, Georgia Caron, Jane Provencher, Bailey Rigg, Cheryl and Roland Pinette.
MINUTES On a motion by Linda Pivin, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the September 15, and September 28, 2011 meetings, public and nonpublic sessions. The motion passed unanimously.
WARRANTS On a motion by Karin Dorval, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to approve the warrants dated, October 9 and October 10, 2011 for the amounts of $6,330.09, and $337,079.05. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
FINANCIAL REPORT The Board reviewed and approved the financial report.
COMMENTS None.
2nd RDG – G- POLICIES On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Martha Laflamme, the Board voted to approve the second reading of policies GCI – Professional Staff Development, GCID – Professional Activities of Teachers,– GCLA – Professional Staff Conferences, GCM – Professional Staff Workload, GCNA – Supervision of Instructional Staff, GCQC – Resignation of Staff, GCQE – Retirement of Staff, GCRC – Professional Personnel Consulting, GCRD - Tutoring for Pay, GDO – Evaluation of Support Staff. The motion passed unanimously.
BHS- SEMI-FORMAL Linda Pivin mentioned moving the semi formal back to the high school due to expense and travel. No discussion ensued and no motion was made.
SUPER’S REPORT The Superintendent informed the Board of the following issues:
• Work Camp New England
• Joint Meeting with Milan and Dummer
• 911 Commemorative
• District Technology Plan will be placed on a November meeting agenda
• NECAP Science Results
• Student Enrollment
COMMENTS Gary Bisson commented on the location of the semi-formal.
NEW BUSINESS None
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Karin Dorval, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to go into nonpublic session at 6:40 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 Martha Laflamme, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to come out of nonpublic session at 8:13 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. No additional votes were taken in nonpublic session.
STAFFING On a motion by Linda Pivin, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to approve the following staffing changes:
NOMINATIONS:
Craig Cavagnaro – Bus Driver – District
Katharine Moore – Preschool Transition Facilitator
Marcy Heinemann – Morning Bus Duty – Brown School
Vanessa Kenison – Morning Bus Duty – Brown School
Kristy True – Morning Bus Duty – Brown School
Tony Valliere – Morning Supervision – BJHS and Hillside
Denise Palmer – Yearbook Advisor – BJHS
Neil Tennenbaum – Outing Club Advisor
Christine Lindsey – BJHS National Honor Society Advisor
RE-NOMINATIONS:
Charity Robinson – Afternoon Bus Duty – Brown School
Becky Wallace – Afternoon Bus Duty – Brown School
Maternity Leave Request
Lori Blais – Hillside Resource Room Teacher
All nominations are contingent on the applicant passing a criminal record check.
The motion passed unanimously.
NOMINATIONS On a motion by Karin Dorval, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to change the nomination procedure as follows: The Superintendent shall be provided with a list of all applicants and interviewees for all extracurricular activities prior to nominations being presented to the Board of Education for approval. For all other positions, the Superintendent shall be provided with a list of candidates granted an interview, prior to submission for Board approval. The motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURN On a motion by Martha Laflamme, seconded by Linda Pivin, the Board voted to adjourn it’s meeting at 8:17 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary, Berlin Board of Education
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