September 18, 2014
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 Corinne Cascadden, Nicole Plourde, Louise Valliere, Lynn Moore, Donald Labrecque, Denise Valerino, Bryan Lamirande, Tim Forestall, Martha Miller, Roland Pinette, Cheryl Pinette, Dan Record, Amy Huter, Julie King, Gary Bisson, and David Morrissette.
MINUTES On a motion by Denise Valerino, seconded by Lynn Moore, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the September 4, 2014 meeting, public session. The motion passed unanimously.
WARRANTS On a motion by Lynn Moore, seconded by Louise Valliere, the Board voted to approve the warrants dated, September 22, and September 23, 2014 for the amounts of $256,199.52 and $54,907.93. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
FINANCIAL REPORT The Board reviewed and approved the financial report.
COMMENTS None
INDIVIDUAL SPORTS Craig Melanson fielded questions from the Board regarding individual sports sanctioned by the District. He reported that this was the first time he had been asked about individual sports. He also reviewed the training and courses that coaches must take. He also raised the issue of the cost of registration and liability. Concern was raised on how the district can ensure that all students have access to these sports, and who would pay any costs incurred. We have to look at all of these issues and how they relate to our policies.
Nicole Plourde felt that this conversation should just end and that it should be something that we work out together.
Donald Labrecque requested this issue be looked into only if it had the support of the administration.
Gary Bisson felt that responsible schools need to make sure that all of the documentation is complete and that liability is always an issue.
POLICIES AC & GBA On a motion by Louise Valliere, seconded by Lynn Moore, the Board voted to approve the revision of polices AC – Non-Discrimination, and GBA – Equal Opportunity Employment. The motion passed unanimously.
SUPER’S REPORT The Superintendent informed the Board of the following:
- Joint Annual Milan, Dummer and Berlin Meeting will be held on November 4, 2014 at the Milan Village School at 6:30 p.m.
- Foreign Language trip to Puerto Rico. Lynn Moore inquired how many students they need to make the trip possible.
- Section # 35 of the Board Evaluation will be removed.
- Since 2010 the District has met all the requirements of IDEA.
COMMENTS None
MEMBER BUSINESS Lynn Moore stated that homecoming was wonderful.
Louise Valliere brought up concern about another school District allowing a teacher to use Facebook to report on the school. She was given a copy of our policies on social media usage.
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Donald Labrecque, seconded by Denise Valerino, the Board voted to go into nonpublic session at 6:50 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 Lynn Moore, seconded by Donald Labrecque, the Board voted to come out of nonpublic session at 7:25 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. No additional votes were taken in nonpublic session
STAFFING On a motion by Denise Valerino, seconded by Donald Labrecque, the Board voted to approve the following staffing changes:
RESIGNATIONS:
NOMINATIONS:
Scott Huot – Buildings and Grounds Director
Kayla Steady – National Junior Honor Society Advisor – BMS
Jill Poulin – Student Council Advisor – BMS
Amy Drapeau – Memory Book Advisor – Hillside
Kayla Steady – Jr Webmaster Advisor – Hillside
Heidi Holt – Student Council Advisor – Hillside
Wendy Reardon- PBIS Advisor – Hillside
Kevin Carpenter – PBIS Advisor – BHS
Michele Lamphere – Senior Class Advisor - BHS
TEACHER NOMINATIONS:
RE-NOMINATIONS:
Duty Nominations/Renominations
30 Minute Duty - $1,250 Stipend
Devin Atkinson – Morning Duty Hillside
All nominations are contingent on the applicant passing a background check.
The motion passed unanimously.
NON PUBLIC On a motion by Lynn Moore, seconded by Donald Labrecque, the Board voted to seal the non-public minutes until deemed necessary by the Board. On a roll call vote, all members voted in the affirmative.
ADJOURN On a motion by Louise Valliere, seconded by Donald Labrecque, the Board voted to adjourn it’s meeting at 7:30 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary, Berlin Board of Education
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