May 1st Minutes

Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting

of

RSU #74 Board of Directors

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

6:00 p.m.

At

Carrabec Community School

Troy Dunphy, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

Directors Present: Troy Dunphy, Judi Dunphy, Doug Cahill, Robert Lindblom, Eric Ewing, Kevin Sousa, David Royce, Dallas Landry, Laura Layman, Pam Mitchell, Grace Carreiro, Brenda Stevens, Robert Lightbody, Georgiana Manzer, and Tori MacDonald.

Directors absent with notification: None

Directors Absent without notification:  None

Staff Members Present: 13

Students Present: 0

Citizens Present:  0

Agenda Item #1 ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA

Add Agenda Item #4. A.2. Resignations –

                                 Chelsea Cunnigham – Math Teacher – CHS

                                 Rebecca Taylor – Special Ed Tech II – CHS

Add Agenda Item #8 – Christina Turner

Agenda Item #2. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF APRIL 3, 2024.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Eric Ewing the Board voted 13-0-2 to approve the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of April 3, 2024. Brenda Stevens and Georgiana Manzer abstained. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #3 PRESENTATIONS: None

Agenda Item #4 REPORTS: 

A.)    Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Campbell discussed the appointments, resignations, and nomination.

1. Appointments:

   Matt Scheve – Softball Coach – CCS - $1,479

   Jim Davis – Boys Tennis Coach – CHS - $1,740

2. Resignations: 

               Michael Golden – 5th Grade Teacher – CCS

               Joey Knox – Maintenance

               Erik Carey – Athletic Director

                Chelsea Cunningham – Math Teacher – CHS

                 Rebecca Taylor – Special Ed Tech II - CHS

3.   Nominations: 

     Veronica Carrigan – 6-hour Custodian – Solon

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Robert Lindblom the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the Veronica Carrigan as 6-hour Custodian at Solon per contract. Motion passed.

B.)    Administrators:  Written Reports were mailed to Board members and are available online at www.carrabec.org.

C.)    Committees:

Wellness Committee met on April 24th – Judi presented

Agenda Item #5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

On behalf of the RSU #74 Board of Directors, I want to make it clear that we encourage public comment during the Public Comment portion of this meeting. There are restrictions, however, on what is allowed to be discussed publicly. Those comments are limited to policy and procedures in general terms.

Comments or complaints that may pertain to personnel and/or personnel issues should be raised through RSU #74 School Board Policy JII/KI/GBK. This policy outlines the procedures to be followed.

Each individual choosing to speak tonight will be provided with 3 minutes so that we can hear from as many members of the public as possible.

The RSU #74 Board of Directors will follow RSU #74 School Board Policy BEDH/KD in that public participation will be limited to no more than 30 minutes in total length and that all comments at a regular meeting may deal with any topic related to the Board of Directors’ conduct of the schools. The Board of Directors shall give due attention to comments and contributions from the audience but shall not respond or take any immediate action.”

For those who wish to participate, please note that in order to keep things running smoothly, we do have a number of guidelines that people need to follow when making public comment. Those include the following:

1.   Please address your thoughts to me, the Chair, and the rest of the School Board. 

2.   We expect all members of the public to remain civil during the public comment period. This includes the speaker, as well as members of the audience. This means you may not share gossip, make defamatory comments, or use abusive or vulgar language. 

3.   Individuals should not provide thoughts/reactions/commentary unless recognized by the Chair. We request that you do not clap, boo, or provide similar reactions.

4.   Comments about specific individuals, including students and school employees, have the potential to violate the rights of those individuals, and will not be tolerated.

If the Board has specific procedures or policies with respect to the matter on which you are commenting, I may redirect you to those policies rather than allow you to continue. If another commenter discusses the issue you wish you discuss, you may address the Board, but please try to reduce repetition.

Please note that if you violate these rules or exceed the time allotted to you, I may give you a warning or ask you to stop. If you choose to continue, you will be asked to leave and escorted out.

On behalf of the Board, we appreciate your interest and look forward to hearing from you. I will now recognize the first speaker – are there any individuals present that would like to address the Board?

None

ACTION ITEMS:

Agenda Item #6. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE SECOND READING OF POLICY JFABD – ADMISSION OF HOMELESS STUDENTS.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Judi Dunphy the Board voted 14-1 to approve the second reading of policy JFABD – Admission of Homeless Students. Robert Lightbody voted no. Motion passed.  

Agenda Item #7. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2024-25.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Robert Lindblom the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the Board Meeting Schedule for 2024-25. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #8. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE FOLLOWING TEACHER NOMINATIONS AS REQUIRED BY STATUTE FOR MOVEMENT FROM PROBATIONARY CONTRACT TO CONTINUING.  

KELSEY CREAMER

MELISSA MILLER

KAREN PEASE

MARIA REYNOLDS

SAMANTHA TAYLOR

KALGARI REED

CHRISTINA TURNER

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Brenda Stevens the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the list of Teacher nomination as written for movement from probationary contract to continuing. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #9. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE FOLLOWING TEACHER NOMINATION AS REQUIRED BY STATUTE FOR MOVEMENT FROM 1-YEAR OF PROBATIONARY CONTRACT TO 2-YEAR PROBATIONARY CONTRACT.

CRAIG CAMPBELL

ANGELA DUNTON

NIKKI KNOWLTON

JAMIE PARTRIDGE

RANDALL ROTHERT

KIMBERLY SWIHART

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and Seconded by Robert Lindblom the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve the list of Teacher nominations as written for movement from 1-year of probationary contract to 2-year probationary contract. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #10. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE A THREE-DAY PADDLE TRIP FOR THE CHS OUTING CLUB TO FLAGSTAFF LAKE THE WEEK OF JUNE 10TH-14TH.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Robert Lindblom the Board voted by unanimous consent to approve a three-day paddle trip for the CHS Outing Club to Flagstaff Lake the week of June 10th- 14th. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #11.  TO SEE WHAT ACTION THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WOULD LIKE TO TAKE REGARDING THE CCS PRINCIPAL.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by Robert Lindblom the Board voted 13-2 to accept Geoffrey Case as the CCS Principal. Grace Carreiro and Robert Lightbody voted no. Motion passed.

Agenda Item #12. TO SEE IF THE RSU #74 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL SIGN THE FY25 PROPOSED SCHOOL BUDGET WARRANTS.

Upon motion by Kevin Sousa and seconded by David Royce the Board voted by unanimous consent to sign the FY 25 proposed school budget warrants.

The Board Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m.

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Mark Campbell

Superintendent