DRAFT
HOLDERNESS SCHOOL BOARD
HOLDERNESS CENTRAL SCHOOL
MINUTES
December 4, 2006
Board Members Present: Robert Heiner, Martha Macomber, Jane Barry, Laura Rollison
Administration Present: Sandy McLaughlin, Kathleen Boyle
Non Public Session
At 5:05PM, on a motion by Mr. Heiner, seconded by Ms. Barry, the Board voted unanimously to enter into Non-Public session.
At 5:20PM, on a motion by Mr. Heiner, seconded by Ms. Barry, the Board voted unanimously to enter into Public Session.
Agenda Review
The preschool update will be moved to the January meeting.
Under discussion items, school approval will be added.
Under discussion items, District meeting dates will be added.
Minutes
On a motion by Ms. Barry, seconded by Mr. Heiner, the minutes of November 6, 2006 were unanimously approved.
Privilege of the Floor #1 - None
Principals Report
Mrs. McLaughlin reported that the trees will be coming down over vacation, and a note will be going to homes on Friday.
The Loti technology survey, which is a survey that assesses the level of technology use and expertise, showed great increases in staff competency and usage over the past three years.
There were 16 former HCS students who were involved in the recent High School musical “Footloose”.
There were 21 flu shots administered to staff and families.
The Holiday Fair raised almost $3,000 for the 8th grade class.
The school collected enough food for ten Thanksgiving baskets for local families.
The conferences were well attended. Student let conferences at the middle school will take place in the spring.
Curriculum mapping and literacy initiatives are moving forward.
All faculty on cycle and all staff have been evaluated. Second evaluations on new staff will be completed next week.
The winter concert is Thursday night.
The winter program begins on January 16th.
Melody received a letter regarding an art leadership award. This program is where student’s art is displayed.
Emily Kelly would like to take 7th and 8th grade students to the Body Works exhibit at the Museum of Science.
Middle school survey was completed, and the results will be assessed.
Mrs. McLaughlin stated that the school will be half way through the second quarter next Friday. Progress reports will go out.
Consent Items
Claims and Payroll – Correspondence was signed and distributed.
Discussion Items
A. HCS Report card – All the data has been compiled. Ms. Dudek is formatting the report card into a brochure.
B. School, Community and Home Relations – 2nd reading
On a motion by Mr. Heiner, second by Ms. Barry, the board voted unanimously to adopt the School, Community and Home Relations Policy.
C. Budget for 07-08. Changes to the budget were discussed. Among those were:
· Change in catastrophic services.
· Mrs. McLaughlin has cut one teacher.
· Art and PE are full time.
· The foreign language teacher is .8.
· Special education has increased
· There is a cost under Tuition to other LEAs. This acts as an insurance for HCS.
· There was an increase in Preschool population.
· There was a new aide hired this year.
· HCS is looking at reducing the Psychologist from 3 to 2 days.
· There is an increase in Special Education for speech pathology. Since Jill Pettingill is a speech and language assistant, Barbara Coonan comes over 1 day a week to work with her. For next year, HCS will need to hire someone to take Ms. Coonan’s place.
· Under operating services, electricity has gone up considerably as well as fuel oil.
· Property insurance has increased. This is the last year of the contract with Primex.
· For capital reserve, the Board decided to leave out the $10,000 for technology upgrades.
Ms. Boyle suggested that the Board should take the budget home and look at it carefully.
It was agreed that the board will speak to the budget committee.
D. Building Committee Update – Ms. Barry presented power point slides on the Building Committee. During the presentation, Ms. Barry explained the goals of the project, which are to improve safety, reduce energy costs, improve environmental health, reduce maintenance costs, and improve the structural integrity of the building. In addition, Ms. Barry explained the scope of the project, including replacing the existing roof, replacing the HVAC units, installing sprinklers, upgrading the boiler system, replacing the interior flooring, and adding touchless bathroom fixtures. The building committee has been meeting since April, and the group
consists of the Holderness Building Committee, Jon Francis – Facilities Manager, Peter Stewart – Architect, Charles Buckley – Mechanical Engineer, and Jeff Downing – CCI Construction Manager.
E. Ms. Boyle distributed the School Approval form to the Board, which indicates that HCS is approved until 2011.
F. Ms. Boyle distributed the District Meeting dates to the Board.
It was decided that the next School Board meeting will be on January 8, 2007.
Recognition and Awards - Ellen Greene was commended on working after hours in the garden. She has gone above and beyond to get the garden ready for spring.
Privilege of the Floor #2 – None
On a motion by Mr. Heiner, seconded by Ms. Rollison, the Board voted unanimously to end Public session at 6:50pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Michelle McCauley
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