Mount Desert School Department
Mount Desert School Committee
Minutes
The Mount Desert School Committee held a meeting on Wednesday, 17 December 2008, with the following members present: Chair Heather Jones, Charlie Wray, Gail Marshall and Brian Reilly
Absent: Laura Hendricks
Also present were Scott McFarland, Rob Liebow, and Ellen Brawley
CALL TO ORDER
Heather Jones called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOVED by Charlie Wray, seconded by Heather Jones and unanimously voted to approve the minutes of December 3, 2008 as written.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment
DISCUSSION ITEMS
• 2009-2010 Budget presentation: Principal McFarland presented a preliminary budget to the committee for the 2009-2010 fiscal year that represented a 2.64% increase. Principal McFarland will work out a schedule to present to the warrant committee in January.
Other Business
• Approval of 403B Plan - MOVED by Charlie Wray, seconded by Brian Reilly and unanimously voted to approve the language that allows employee contributions to 403B plans.
DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING
January 7, 2009 at 4:00 P.M. at Mount Desert Elementary School
Future Agenda Items
• Tuition request?
• Funding formula
• Budget
EXECUTIVE SESSION
MOVED by Brian Reilly, seconded by Gail Marshall, and unanimously voted to enter executive session at 6:10 p.m. pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(A) for the purpose of discussing the status of negotiations.
At 6:30 p.m. the committee came out of executive session.
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED by Gail Marshall, seconded by Brian Reilly and unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting
at 6:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Scott McFarland
Mount Desert Elementary School
Principal’s Goals
For
2008-2009
1. Continue to create a school atmosphere that fosters student physical, social and emotional “wealth”.
2. Continue to implement the concept of “Whatever it Takes” to the degree that every student that does not meet the standard in literacy and math is identified and appropriate strategies are planned, implemented and assessed to determine their effectiveness. Specifically, this year I plan to focus my attention on math instruction through a combination of data analysis, classroom observations, and discussions with teachers and grade span teams.
3. Support curriculum implementation and provide teacher classroom support. As a follow-up to Rob’s professional plan, I have blocked out Fridays on my calendar that I am committing to working in the classroom with a different teacher/class each week.
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