June 7, 2012
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, Louise Valliere, Kenneth Proulx, Nathan Morin, Donald Labrecque, Corinne Cascadden, Bryan Lamirande, Roland Pinette, Cheryl Pinette, Amy Huter, Dan Record, Bev Dupont, Gary Bisson, Jane Provencher, Heather Couture and her family.
MINUTES On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Kenneth Proulx, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the May 17, 2012 meeting, public and nonpublic sessions. The motion passed unanimously.
RESCIND On a motion by Donald Labrecque, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to rescind the language for Administrative severance that was adopted at the May 17, 2012 Board meeting. On a roll call vote, Nathan Morin, Louise Valliere, Nicole Plourde and Donald Labrecque voted in the affirmative; Kenneth Proulx voted in the negative. The motion passed by a 4 to 1 margin.
WARRANTS On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Louise Valliere, the Board voted to approve the warrants dated, June 4, and June 11, 2012 for the amounts of $6,233.05, and $215,606.89. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
FINANCIAL REPORT The Board reviewed and approved the financial report. The FY12 surplus was explained and summer projects were reviewed.
COMMENTS Heather Couture inquired if there was a policy in place that would prevent a student from walking down the aisle with their graduating class with only 20 credits. Nicole Plourde informed her that this issue would need to be discussed in the non-public session.
BOARD MEETINGS On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Donald Labrecque that Board voted to approve the schedule of FY13 School Board meetings as presented in their packet. The motion passed unanimously.
2nd RDG I POLICIES On a motion by Kenneth Proulx, seconded by Louise Valliere, the Board voted to approve the first reading of Policies IK – Earning of Credit, IKF – High School Graduation, IKHA – Early Graduation Guidelines, ILD – Educational Questionnaires, Surveys and Research. The motion passed unanimously.
SUPER’S REPORT The Superintendent informed the Board on the following issues:
- NCES Commitment to Collaboration
- Community Service Project
- Copier Printer Contracts
COMMENTS None
NEW BUSINESS Nathan Morin proposed that administrators implement the Board evaluation process as stated in Policy BAA-R.
Nicole Plourde thanked the administrators for the well done end of year events.
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Louise Valliere,the Board voted to go into nonpublic session at 6:52 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 Nathan Morin, seconded by Louise Valliere, the Board voted to come out of nonpublic session at 8:42 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. No additional votes were taken in nonpublic session.
STAFFING On a motion by Nathan Morin, seconded by Kenneth Proulx, the Board voted to approve the following staffing changes:
RESIGNATIONS:
Kristine Roberge – Grade 4 Teacher - Hillside
NOMINATIONS:
Raymond Goudreau – Boiler Technician/Custodian
The motion passed unanimously.
On a motion by Donald Labrecque, seconded by Nathan Morin, the Board voted to approve Tony Valliere as the Varsity Soccer Coach at Berlin High School. The motion passed unanimously with Louise Valliere abstaining.
All nominations are contingent on the applicant passing a criminal background check.
ADJOURN On a motion by Donald Labrecque, seconded by Louise Valliere, the Board voted to adjourn it’s meeting at 8:45 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary, Berlin Board of Education
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