Eastport School Department
Eastport, Maine
Meeting of the School Committee
Shead High School
Wednesday, April 5, 2005
7:00 p.m.
School Committee Members Present: Paula Bouchard, Shannon Emery,
Judith Ampungan, Dorothy Perkins and Andrew Seeley
School Committee Members Absent: None
Others Present: Superintendent Arthur Wittine, Principal Maureen Pottle, Lisa Marie Pratt, Edward French, Michelle Kilby and Derek Maloney.
A. Call the Meeting to Order.
Chairperson Paula Bouchard called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
B. Adjustments to the Agenda.
There were no adjustments to the agenda.
C. Consideration of School Committee Minutes.
1. To Approve the Minutes of the March 2, 2005 School Committee Meeting, as Written or with Corrections, as Recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
It was moved by Dorothy Perkins, seconded by Judith Ampungan and voted
5 - 0 to approve the minutes of the March 2, 2005 School Committee Meeting, as written.
2. To Approve the Minutes of the March 15, 2005 Budget Workshop, as Written or with Corrections, as Recommended by the Superintdent of Schools.
It was moved by Judith Ampungan, seconded by Dorothy Perkins and voted
5 - 0 to approve the minutes of the March 15, 2005 Budget Workshop, as written.
3. To Approve the Minutes of the March 22, 2005 Budget Workshop, as Written or with Corrections, as Recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
It was moved by Dorothy Perkins, seconded by Judith Ampungan and voted
5 - 0 to approve the minutes of the March 22, 2005 Budget Workshop, as written.
4. To Approve the Minutes of the March 31, 2005 School Committee Meeting, as Written or with Corrections, as Recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
It was moved by Judith Ampungan, seconded by Dorothy Perkins and voted
5 - 0 to approve the minutes of the March 31, 2005 School Committee Meeting, as written.
D. Administrative Reports:
a. The report from the Principle of Eastport Elementary School is attached.
b. The report from the Principal of Shead High School is attached.
c. There was no School Committee report
d. The report from the Superintendent is attached.
E. Public Participation.
Michelle Kilby raised the question about how honor parts are determined.
F. Old Business.
Consideration of School Committee Policies:
To adopt the Following Policies, as written or with Corrections, as Recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
BCA School Committee Member Code of Ethics.
BEDB Agenda
CB-R Superintendent of Schools Job Description
GBJ Personnel Records and Files
It was moved by Andrew Seeley, seconded by Dorothy Perkins, and voted
5 - 0 to adopt the aforementioned policies as written.
G. New Business:
1. Consideraton of Adoption of the 2005 - 2--6 School Budget as per the March 15, 22 and 31, 2005 Budget Workshops.
It was moved by Dorothy Perkins, seconded by Judith Ampungan and voted
5 - 0 to adopt the 2005-2006 School Budget as per the March 15, 22 and 31, 2005 Budget Workshops.
2. Consideration of the School Calendar:
a. Consideration of Changing the Date of the May 26 Early Release Day to the Last Day of School.
It was moved by Dorothy Perkins, seconded by Judith Ampungan, and voted
5 - 0 to change the May 26 early release day to the last day of school.
b. Consideration of Adoption of the 2005 - 2006 School Calendar.
It was moved by Dorothy Perkins, seconded by Judith Ampungan and voted
5 - 0 to adopt the 2005-2006 school calendar.
3. Consideration of School Committee Policies.
To Approve the First Reading of the Following Policies, as Written or with Corrections, as Recommended by the Superintend of Schools:
IMB Teaching About Controversial/Sensitive Issues
IMBAA Alternatives to Biological Dissection
It was moved by Judith Ampungan, seconded by Dorothy Perkins and voted
5 - 0 to approve the first reading of the aforementioned policies.
4. Consideration of Personnel.
a. Consideration of Elimination of a Regular Classroom Teaching Position in
the K-8 Impact Area.
It was moved by Andrew Seeley, seconded by Shannon Emery and voted
5 - 0 to eliminate a regular classroom teaching position in the K-8 impact area.
b. Consideration to Termination of the Contract with Susan Small at the close
of the Current School Year.
It was moved by Andrew Seeley, seconded by Dorothy Perkins and voted
5 - 0 to terminate the contract with Susan Small at the close of the current school
year.
c. Consideration to Instruct the Superintendent to Send a Letter to Susan
Small within 90 calendar days of the School Committee's Action.
It was moved by Andrew Seeley, seconded by Dorothy Perkins and voted on
5 - 0 to instruct the Superintendent to send a letter to Susan Small within 90
calendar days of the school committee's action.
d. Consideration of Elimination of a Regular Classroom Teaching Position in
the K-8 Impact Area.
It was moved by Judith Ampungan, seconded by Shannon Emery and voted
5 - 0 to eliminate a regular classroom teaching position in the K-8 impact area.
e. Consideration of Termination of the Contract with Heather Chambers at the
Close of the Current School Year.
It was moved by Judith Ampungan, seconded by Andrew Seeley and voted
5 - 0 to terminate the contract with Heather Chambers at the close of the current
school year.
f. Consideration to Instruct the Superintendent to Send a Letter to Heather
Chambers Within 90 Calendar Days of the School Committee's Action.
It was moved by Andrew Seeley, seconded by Dorothy Perkins and voted
5 - 0 to instruct the Superintendent to send a letter to Heather Chambers with in 90
calendar days of the school committee's action.
g. Consideration of Elimination of the Industrial Arts Program at Shead High
School.
It was moved by Dorothy Perkins, seconded by Judith Ampungan and voted
5 - 0 to eliminate the Industrial arts program at Shead High School.
h. Consideration of Termination of the Contract of Roland Bechard at the
Close of the Current School Year.
It was moved By Dorothy Perkins, seconded by Judith Ampungan and voted
5 – 0 to terminate the contract of Roland Bechard at the close of the current school
year.
i. Consideration to Instruct the Superintendent to Send a Letter to
Roland Bechard Within 90 Calendar Days of the School Committee’s
Action.
It was moved by Dorothy Perkins, seconded by Judith Ampungan and voted
5 – 0 to instruct the Superintendent to send a letter to Roland Bechard within
90 calendar days of the school committee’s action.
j. Consideration of Elimination of the Business Program at the Shead
High School.
It was moved by Andrew Seeley, seconded by Dorothy Perkins and voted
5 – 0 to eliminate the business program at Shead High School.
k. Consideration of the Termination of the Contract with Lisa Marie
Pratt at the Close of the Current School Year.
It was moved by Andrew Seeley, seconded by Dorothy Perkins and voted
5 – 0 to terminate the contract with Lisa Marie Pratt at the close of the current
school year.
l. Consideration to Instruct the Superintendent to Send a Letter to Lisa
Marie Pratt Within 90 Calendar Days of the School Committee’s
Action.
It was moved by Dorothy Perkins, seconded by Andres Seeley and voted
5 – 0 to instruct the Superintend to send a letter to Lisa Marie Pratt within 90
calendar days of the school committee’s action.
m. Consideration of Elimination of a Special Education Educational
Technician III Position at Shead High School.
It was moved by Dorothy Perkins, seconded by Andrew Seeley and voted
5 – 0 to eliminate a Special Education Educational Technician III position at Shead
High School.
n. Consideration of Termination of the Special Education Educational
Technician III Agreement with Penny Barakate at the Close of the Current
School Year.
It was moved by Dorothy Perkins, seconded by Andrew Seeley and voted on 5 – 0 to eliminate a Special Education Educational technician III agreement with Penny
Barakate at the close of the current school year.
o. Consideration to Instruct the Superintendent to Send a Letter to Penny
Barakate Within 90 Calendar Days of the School Committee’s Action.
It was moved by Dorothy Perkins, seconded by Andrew Seeley and voted
5 – 0 to instruct the Superintendent to send a letter to Penny Barakate within
90 calendar days of the school committee’s action
p. Consideration of Elimination of a Special Education Educational Technician
III Position at Shead High School
It was moved by Andrew Seeley, seconded by Shannon Emery and voted
5 – 0 to eliminate a Special Education Educational Technician III position at
Shead High School.
q. Consideration of Termination of the Special Education Educational
Technician III Agreement with Lysandra Lembo at the Close of the
Current School Year.
It was moved by Dorothy Perkins, seconded by Andrew Seeley and voted
5 – 0 to terminate the special education educational technician III agreement
with Lysandra Lembo at the close of the current school year.
r. Consideration to Instruct the Superintendent to Send a Letter to
Lysandra Lembo Within 90 Calendar Days of the School
Committee’s Action.
It was moved by Dorothy Perkins, seconded by Andrew Seeley and voted
5 – 0 to instruct the Superintendent to send a letter to Lysandra Lembo within 90
calendar days of the school committee’s action.
s. Consideration of Elimination of the Study Hall Monitor Position at
Shead High School.
It was moved by Judith Ampungan, seconded by Shannon Emery and voted
5 – 0 to eliminate a Study Hall Monitor position at Shead High School.
t. Consideration of Termination of the Study Hall Monitor Agreement
with William Moores at the Close of the Current School Year.
It was moved by Judith Ampungan, seconded by Andrew Seeley and voted
5 – 0 to terminate the study hall monitor agreement with William Moores at
the close of the current School year.
u. Consideration to Instruct the Superintendent to Send a Letter to William
Moores Within 90 Calendar Days of the School Committee’s Acton.
It was moved by Dorothy Perkins, seconded by Andrew Seeley and voted
5 – 0 to instruct the Superintendent to send a letter to William Moores within
90 calendar days of the school committee’s action.
H. Adjournment.
Paula Bouchard adjourned the meeting at 7:52 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Arthur Wittine, Superintendent
Secretary, ex-officio
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