MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
11 MAY 2009
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY
The Mount Desert Island Regional High School Committee held a regular meeting on Monday, 11 May 2009.
Voting members present: Gail Marshall, Amy Young, Claire Sasner, Skip Strong, Paul Murphy, Tom Burton, Marilyn Moore, Laura Hendricks and Charlie Wray
Non-voting members present: Brian Hubbell, Brian Reilly and Ned Johnston.
Also present: Rob Liebow, Sally Leighton, Matt Haney, Pam Bush and Mary Wallace.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chair Gail Marshall at 7:02 p.m
APPROVAL OF VOUCHER
A voucher was circulated for approval.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOVED by Paul Murphy, seconded by Claire Sasner and unanimously voted to approve the minutes of the 13 April 2009 meeting as printed.
Following a discussion of the format of School Committee meeting minutes, administration agreed to look into the possibility of audio taping future meetings.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Sally Leighton distributed and reviewed her report which outlined recent and upcoming events.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
FLU RESPONSE PLAN AND SCHOOL CLOSURE PROTOCOL
As the flu is no longer a current strong concern, no discussion was held.
FIRST READING OF POLICIES
HIGH SCHOOL BOARD PARTICIPATION BY MUNICIPAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
School Committee members held a first reading of this policy. Further discussion will take place at the June meeting.
EXECUTIVE SESSION CONSENT TO PARTICIPATION DOCUMENT
School Committee members held a first reading of this document. Further discussion will take place at the June meeting.
ACTION ITEMS
TEACHER REQUEST FOR LEAVE
MOVED by Tom Burton, seconded by Marilyn Moore and unanimously voted to approve Carrie Jamison’s request to take the remainder of first semester 2009-10 off without pay following her maternity benefits period.
APPROVAL OF REVISIONS TO POLICY JICA – STUDENT DRESS CODE
APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO 2009-10 STUDENT HANDBOOK
MOVED by Paul Murphy, seconded by Amy Young and unanimously voted to approve the revisions to Policy JICA – Student Dress Code and to approve the changes in the Student Dress Code section of the 2009-10 Student Handbook.
RENEWAL OF CONTRACTS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF SALARIES FOR FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE, AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
MOVED by Brian Hubbell, seconded by Laura Hendricks and unanimously voted to set
the 2009-10 salary for Food Services Director, Whitey Griffin, at $29.714. (2.5% increase)
MOVED by Paul Murphy, seconded by Tom Burton and unanimously voted to set the 2009-10 salary for Director of Maintenance, Butch Bracy, at $52,918. (2.5% increase)
MOVED by Paul Murphy, seconded by Tom Burton and unanimously voted to set the 2009-10 salary for Athletic Director, Bunky Dow, at $43,292. (2.5% increase)
RENEWAL OF CONTRACTS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF SALARIES FOR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS
MOVED by Paul Murphy, seconded by Claire Sasner and unanimously voted to extend Matthew Haney’s Assistant Principal contract through 30 June 2011, and to set the 2009-10 salary at $70,097. (2.5% increase)
MOVED by Amy Young, seconded by Tom Burton and unanimously voted to extend Pamela Bush’s Assistant Principal contract through 30 June 2011, and to set the 2009-10 salary at $70,097. (2.5% increase)
OTHER BUSINESS
MOVED by Brian Hubbell, seconded by Paul Murphy and unanimously voted to accept, with regret, Barb Steele’s resignation from the position of part-time school nurse. Holly Cozzi-Burr will become the full-time school nurse in 2009-10.
At the 8 June 2009 School Committee meeting, Sally Leighton will lead a discussion on differentiated instruction and will share the results of recent MDIHS staff work on this subject.
The School Committee will meet with the A-Team at 5:00 p.m. on 25 August 2009 for a goal setting session.
Joanne Harriman, Barb Neilly and Brian Hubbell will be attending a Department of Education conference in Hermon May 12-15, 2009.
DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING
Monday, 8 June – 7:00 p.m. – MDIHS Library
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Reorganization of School Committee
Extra-curricular nominations and extra-curricular policy
Environmental impact of student driving
Discussion of “paperless” communications
Report on faculty use of technology
Class of 2009 Statistics – June Meeting
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED by Amy Young, seconded by Brian Reilly and unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:33 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mary A. Wallace
Recording Secretary
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