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MSAD 11 Regular School Board Meeting

Jun 1, 2023 at 6:30pm
Posted on: June 1, 2023 - 8:19am
MSAD 11
REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
MERLE E. PEACOCK, JR. BOARD ROOM
Thursday, June 1, 2023
6:30 p.m.
AGENDA
REVISED
  1. Call to order
  2. Introduction
    1. Board Members
    2. Administrative Staff
    3. The Pledge of Allegiance
    4. Public Comment
  3. Review and Approval of Agenda/Minutes
    1. Prioritization of items and alteration of the established agenda format sequence as needed.
    2. Approval of Agenda
    3. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings:
      1. Regular School Board Meeting – May 4, 2023
      2. Special School Board Meeting – May 11, 2023
      3. Special School Board Meeting (Expulsion Hearing) – May 18, 2023
      4. School Board Workshop – May 18, 2023
      5. Meeting with Town Officials – May 22, 2023
  4. Recognition and Celebrations
    1. Sharon Gallant, 2023 Kennebec County Teacher of the Year
    2. Dillon Elliott, 2023 Maine State Youth of the Year
    3. Heidi Hinckley, National Board Certification for School Nurses
  5. Correspondence
    1. Retirement letter received from Erna Fitzherbert, Student Nutrition Worker, Laura E. Richards School – effective November 1, 2023
    2. Retirement letter received from Karen Stackpole, Custodian, Gardiner Area High School effective June 30, 2023
    3. Retirement letter received from Kathy Paradee, Administrative Assistant, Gardiner Regional Middle School
    4. Retirement letter received from Charlene Rogers, Ed Tech I, Laura E. Richards School
    5. Resignation letter received from Shawn Fanjoy, Special Education Teacher – Behavior Program, Gardiner Area High School
    6. Resignation letter received from Ronda Karter, Special Education Teacher, Laura E. Richards School
    7. Resignation letter received from Karen Murphy, Ed Tech III – Title I, Laura E. Richards School
    8. Resignation letter received from Nicole Barton, Assistant Principal/Instructional Support, Helen Thompson School
    9. Resignation letter received from Tamera Grady, District Ed Tech I, Laura E. Richards School
  6. Committee Reports
    1. Capital Area Technical Center Advisory Committee
    2. Curriculum Committee – May 9, 2023
    3. Dropout Prevention Committee – May 23, 2023
    4. Finance Committee Meetings – May 16, 2023
    5. Policy Committee – May 4, 2023
      1. First Reading – Policies
        1. BEDH Public Participation at School Board Meetings
        2. GE Non-Unionized Personnel Compensation and Benefits
        3. GE-R Manual for Policy GE – Non-Unionized Personnel
        4. IMBB Accommodation of Sincere Beliefs in Required Instruction
        5. JLCD-E2 State of Maine Overdose Prevention Program
        6. KA School-Community-Home Relations Goals/Priority
        7. Objectives
        8. KBF Parent Involvement in Title I
        9. KBF-E1 Title I Parent Involvement Policy – RESCIND
        10. KBF-E2 Title I Parent Involvement Policy – RESCIND
      2. Second Reading - Policies
        1. None
    6. Student Representatives Report
    7. Administrator Reports – May 2023 report
    8. Wellness Committee – No Meeting
  7. Ad Hoc Committees
    1. Hoch Field Committee
  8. General Information
    1. A. Madison Moody, Ed Tech I – Special Ed Autism Program, Helen Thompson School
    2. Kristeen Canning transfer from Library Ed Tech III at Laura E. Richards and Pittston-Randolph Consolidated Schools to Title I Ed Tech III at Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School
    3. Nyla Howell-Martin, Administrative Assistant, Helen Thompson School
  9. Nominations – New Hires
    1. Daniel Paradee, Special Education Teacher – Behavior Program, Gardiner Regional Middle School - $43,606
    2. James Mrazik, Social Studies Teacher, Gardiner Regional Middle School - $43,849
    3. Gail Coughlan, Special Education Teacher – Targeted Reading Focus, Gardiner Regional Middle School - $70,116
    4. Tania Baldwin, Special Education Teacher (Math Focus), Gardiner Regional Middle School - $45,165
  10. Nominations
    1. Angela Hardy, Acting Superintendent
    2. Elisha Morris, Homeless Liaison
    3. Elisha Morris, Multilingual Learner Liaison
    4. Terry McGuire, Affirmative Action / Title IX Officer
    5. Terry McGuire, Board Meeting Video Production
  11. New Business
    1. Discussion to consider whether or not to give seniors their used laptops
    2. Discussion to consider switching back to Central Maine League for middle school sports
    3. Dual Sport Participation for high school students
    4. Appointment of Sage Sculli, Student Representative to the School Board
    5. Grant the Superintendent authority to issue contracts during the summer
  12. Old Business
    1. Strategic Plan Update
  13. Reports
    1. Board Chair
      1. Budget Hearing – Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at the Gardiner Area High School Gymnasium at 6:00 pm
      2. Budget Validation Referendum, Tuesday, June 13, 2023
      3. Special School Board Meeting to accept the Budget Referendum, Thursday, June 15, 2023, time to be determined
      4.  Maine School Board Assembly (MSBA) Delegate
    2. Superintendent
      1. Central Office Summer Hours
      2. Graduation – Tickets for School Board Members
  14. Executive Session
    1. Executive Session to discuss the Superintendent’s Evaluation and Contract – 1 MRSA § 405(6)(A)
  15. Adjournment
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