Milan/Berlin AREA Amendment Committee Minutes
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Berlin High School Library
5:30pm
Present:
Administration: Paul Bousquet Superintendent, SAU 20, Corinne Cascadden Superintendent, Bryan Lamirande Business Administrator SAU 3.
Milan Committee Members: Patricia Shute, Sandy Pouliot, Kevin Evans.
Berlin Committee Members: Nicole Plourde, Nathan Morin, Martha Laflamme.
I. Call to Order- Superintendent Paul Bousquet asked for a volunteer to chair the AREA Amendment Committee. See III below. At 5:34 pm Nicole Plourde Committee and Berlin Board Chair called the meeting to order.
II. Public Comments-None
III. Organization of Committee-Nicole Plourde volunteered to Chair the AREA Amendment Committee at the start of the meeting. All members were in favor.
IV. Review of Current AREA
V. Discussion of Amendments- A discussion of the proposed amendments ensued regarding the AREA. One question was the length of three years as written in the amended AREA. In this case the AREA would run from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2015. The committee felt that this would be the most favorable length for the AREA at this time since discussions have begun, in all communities in the Valley, regarding districts collaborating more and possible consolidation of districts due to declining student enrollments and shrinking funding sources. The other point of discussion was a “good faith” estimate of the number of students from Milan who would be attending school in Berlin be reported to the Berlin School Board by April first of each year. The committee
agreed that this amendment was an important part of the AREA. All committee members agreed that the number would be an estimate only, as enrollment changes constantly, but would help Berlin as they developed the school district budget in future years. All members agreed to language developed, amendments, to the current AREA and instructed the Superintendents to forward the amended AREA, with supporting materials, as soon as possible to the New Hampshire State Board of Education for approval.
VI. Public Comments-None
VII. Next Regular Meeting if Needed-None
VIII. Other-The new configuration of grades at the Berlin Middle School was discussed, as it does affect Milan students. The Milan Board was appreciative of the configuration as it would not make students entering the Berlin Middle School in grade seven feel like the “new kids.”
IX. Adjournment-Martha Laflamme made a motion to adjourn at 5:47pm. the motion was seconded by Linda Pivin. All in Favor.
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