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Georgia
Elementary & Middle School February 2, 2005 These minutes
are not approved until accepted by the School Directors at their next
meeting. Presentv
Georgia
Board Members: Doug Bergstrom, Chair; Ron King, Alice Sturgeon, Dan Harvey,
Chris Mitiguy (arrived @ 6:16 p.m.) v
Administrators:
Phil Higgins, Superintendent; Frank Calano, Middle School
Principal; and David Young, Elementary School Principal v
Transcriptionist
& Channel 16 Technician: Wendy Larose; Cyndi
Bourget v
Others: Diane Reilly, Laura D’Attilio I.
Call to Order
Doug Bergstrom called the School Board Meeting to order at 6:07
p.m. II.
Approve Minutes A.
Regular
meeting – January 18th – one change to include budget total
of $9,993,097. Motion to approve the regular meeting minutes with noted change above (Sturgeon/Harvey). Motion passed unanimously. III. Review Correspondence A.
Winter
carnival is Saturday, February 12th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. B.
Education
Commissioner Richard Cate is hosting a Regional Technical Academy meeting
on February 14th from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. C.
The
board received an invitation for an hour of time on Lake Champlain Access
channel. IV. Public Forum
A. No
public comment. V. Reports
A. Principals: v
Frank
Calano:
There was a 5-8 meeting that focused on curriculum work with science,
social studies and health. Much sharing of information and feedback given
on the programs. A nutrition
meeting is being held on Thursday, February 3rd.
We are currently a peanut-free system.
Modification of this will be discussed at the meeting.
The Youth Risk Survey is being conducted; a letter was sent to
parents informing them of it. Alice Sturgeon recommended notifying people through the
daycare provider meeting held at the school.
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David
Young:
A kindergarten meeting for an all day K program is being held tonight.
They are looking at timeline and putting together information
needed to present to the board. NAEP
testing came through for the elementary and middle school.
It was a somewhat cumbersome process.
The transportation bid has been awarded to someone new and there
needs to be a transition plan developed. The Transportation Committee
members will attend a meeting to introduce the new company and discuss
protocol for the school as far as bus schedules, picking up, dropping off,
etc. B.
Superintendent:
Phil Higgins ran through some legislative issues being addressed.
Full school choice is being discussed.
If this arises, the school will have to determine capacity.
There is a bill to expand high school choice.
The Senate is pushing for early childhood and kindergarten (H166).
Education property tax bill to decrease current tax passed House
and looks like it will pass Senate. There is some discussion on how to
utilize the excess in the education fund.
A bill on CLA is being discussed; if you are above 90%, the most
you can fall to is 90%. The
state is considering having enough professional state assessors to do
assessments every three years so that they are more current.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to
7 p.m. C.
Board:
no board reports. VI. Old Business A.
General Info: Doug
Bergstrom mentioned the PTA has requested a voter registration booth at
winter carnival. B.
Budget Proposal Communication
Plan – David Young passed out a budget communications plan.
There was some general discussion on refining the communications
plan. There was some general
thought that too many pieces had been mailed in the past that caused
confusion. The administration
is looking to keep it simple. VII. New Business A.
Classroom
Specials
– discussion has been tabled until the next meeting on February 15th.
B. Volunteer Coordinator Position – Laura D’Attilio has been hired for this position and attended the meeting. Her first priority is to develop a community database of volunteers. Reaching out to preschool community to improve children’s transition to school and have parent involvement younger. Establishing database of birthday cards for preschool children in the area. By end of semester, goal is to have at least two activities arranged for preschoolers. She is meeting with kindergarten group who is advocating for an all day K program. VIII.
Policy Review
A.
Repeal
Paraprofessional Policies – motion
to approve repeal of the Paraproffesional Policies (King/Harvey). Motion
passed unanimously. B.
Selection
of Instructional Materials Policy – 1st
Reading C.
Selection of Library Materials Policy – 1st
Reading IX.
Confirm Upcoming Meetings
Regular Meeting: February 15th
at 6:00 p.m., Georgia School Library
Coffee/Tea Meeting:
February 26th at 9 a.m., Georgia School library.
Special Public Information Meeting on Bond Article: February 28th at 7:00 p.m.,
Georgia School cafeteria
Special Public Information
Meeting on School Budget:
February 28th at 7:00 p.m., Georgia
School Cafeteria X.
Executive Session (Personnel)
Motion made at 7:16 p.m. (Harvey/King) to go into executive session Exited executive session at ----
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