Georgia Board of School Directors

January 2, 2007 at Georgia School Library

Regular Meeting at 6:00 PM

MINUTES

Board Present: Ron King, Chris Mitiguy, Dan Harvey

Administrators: Flora Hurteau, Frank Calano, Armando Vilaseca

I. Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 6:05 PM

II. Public Comment – None.

III. Consent Agenda

A. Minutes

ACTION: Motion by Chris Mitiguy to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting on December 19, 2006, seconded by Ron King, approved unanimously.

IV. New Business

A. Approved FY2008 Budget

ACTION: Motion by Chris Mitiguy to accept the budget as presented for presentation to the voters on town meeting day, seconded by Ron King, approved unanimously.

B. Approve Bus Article – Armando distributed a draft of the bus article which was forwarded to the state for review. The state mentioned that the wording seemed vague. It has since been forwarded to an attorney for review. The additional buses needed for the new routes would need to be put out to bid. A number of issues were raised regarding the change to one bus route. The board discussed presenting a non-binding article to the voters.

ACTION: Motion by Ron King to approve the administrators to put together wording for a non-binding article regarding the consolidation of the bus routes for presentation to the voters, seconded by Chris Mitiguy, approved unanimously.

V. Policies

A. Tuition Payment Policy – There was further discussion regarding the policy. This policy will be tabled until next month.

B. Public Use of School Facilities Policy – There was a change made to accommodate the after-school and summer program.

ACTION: Motion by Chris Mitiguy to accept the Public Use of School Facilities Policy as presented, seconded by Ron King, approved unanimously.

VI. Other – Ron King discussed the most recent Franklin West meeting. He stated that their budget had been approved, which was less than initially set forward. Armando mentioned that with a re-election coming up, the board may want to consider making the meetings once a month, instead of twice.

VII. Upcoming Meetings

A. Next Regular Meeting: January 16, at 6:00 PM, Georgia School Library