Georgia Elementary & Middle School

Georgia, VT

September 4^th, 2007

These minutes are not approved until accepted by the School Directors at their next meeting.

Present

Board Members: Jennifer Petrie, as acting Chair; Ron King, & Irene Bonin

Administrators: Armando Vilaseca, Superintendent & Flora Hurteau, Elementary Principal

Transcriptionist: Candy Granger

1. Call to Order at 5:30pm.

2. Executive Session 5:30pm-6:30pm.

Ron King made a motion to exit Executive Session. Jen Petrie seconded. Exited Executive Session at 6:50pm.

Action: Irene Bonin made a motion to appoint Casey Hager to the School Board until the Town Meeting in March 2008. Ron King seconded. Motion passed, 3 to 1.

Started remainder of the meeting at 7:05pm.

Armando handed out items to the School Board.

Student Placement to be discussed at the next Board Meeting. The Policy is pretty much the same, the procedures need to be updated.

The Board Meeting on October 2^nd from 5:30-7pm will be Executive Session to review contracts.

3. There were no Public Comments.

4. Consent Agenda:

Reports: Ron King made a motion to approve the report. Irene seconded.

Correspondence: Irene Bonin had a question regarding the number of letters.

Minutes: Ron King had 2 changes to the retreat minutes. He had 2 suggestions

both the voting rides & the voting signs on the buses. Motion passed,

unanimously.

Other: No other information.

5. Old Business:

A.Continue Board Retreat:

- More aggressive “get-out-the-vote”

Irene Bonin asked of email list in with the tax bills, but the bills are just about ready to go out. Flora Hurteau may have someone to do an email listing. Maybe in with a town mailing approximately 4 times per year. Jen Petrie suggested to register to vote at a school function & then Flora suggested at open house. The “NO” votes are usually consistent, & it’s the “YES” votes that vary. The signs on the buses will help along with absentee ballots.

- Changing Town Meeting Day/date

Suggested having town meeting the night before the vote, instead of during the day.

- PTA budget engagement should happen earlier

Maybe have this in either January or February. October 16^th to be a budget input meeting at 7pm.

- Compensation for school board members

This item will be discussed in November.

- Budget constraint flexibility for administrators

The Administrators have $3,000 latitude if something comes up.

6. Upcoming Meetings:

A. FWSU Quarterly Meeting: September 26^th @ 7pm, Fairfax Community

Library

B. Regular Meeting: October 2^nd @ 6pm, Georgia School Library

- Review School Board Goals

- Executive Session to review Teacher Contracts

7. Adjourn:

Jen Petrie made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:25pm. Ron King seconded. Motion passed, unanimously.