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Minutes are not official until approved by the Barre Town School Board BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: ADMINISTRATORS: Guests: Video Vision Tech, Veronica Eldred BOARD SECRETARY: Donna Holden 1. Call to Order The Chair, Brenda Buzzell, called the Wednesday, June 2, 2010, meeting to order at 6:10 p.m., which was held in the Barre Town Middle and Elementary School Library, 70 Websterville Road, Barre Town, VT. A flag salute followed. 2. Visitors and Communications Mrs. Buzzell explained in the future, when needed, this portion of the agenda would be limited to 15 minutes. She advised that while board meetings were held in a public setting, the intent of the meeting was for the Board to conduct its required business, and that the public would be afforded an opportunity, under this agenda item, to bring general concerns, comments, or to make community announcements related to the school population. It was also noted that when needed the Board would hold public hearings or forums to gather community input. Mrs. Buzzell congratulated the school bands and music department staff for their participation in the Barre Memorial Day activities. 3. Consent Agenda
On a motion by Ms. Moore seconded by Mr. Tewksbury, the Board unanimously voted to approve the minutes of May 19, 2010, as submitted. 4. Old Business None 5. New Business
Mr. Barone presented the K-12 Health, English/Language Arts, and Science curriculums. He discussed components of each curriculum and noted each was organized based upon the Vermont Framework of Standards and the Vermont Grade Level Expectations. He said each curriculum also included Power Standards, which were comprehensively created for the district’s K-12 students. Mr. Barone also explained the Health curriculum was broader based to accommodate the fact that coverage of the kindergarten through fourth grade content was covered by a combination of classroom teachers, guidance and/or PE teachers. However, the English/LA and Science curriculum contained much more specific units of study, and therefore are broken down by grade level. Mr. Barone briefly discussed the impact of implementing the newly released Common Core, a national curriculum. He also advised the Board the district’s K-12 PE curriculum was completed, with plans to start the Math curriculum this summer, and the History and Social Science curriculum next year. He said the goal was to eventually have all approved curriculum on line for parents, students, and teachers to access. On a motion by Mr. Paterson seconded by Mr. Kirkland, the Board unanimously voted to accept the Health, English/Language Arts, and Science curriculum concepts and components, as presented.
Ms. Worth presented new teacher information for Susan Lemeshow, who she said would be teaching .50 in second grade and .50 in reading recovery and with small groups. Ms. Worth noted Ms. Lemeshow’s knowledge, experience, and maturity would be a great asset for the district. On a motion by Ms. Moore seconded by Mr. Tewksbury, the Board unanimously voted to approve the hiring of Susan Lemeshow, as discussed.
Mr. Barone and Mr. Crowley advised the Board a notice of resignation was received from behavior specialist, Tammy Miller, who was relocating in another area after working at BTMES for 9 years. On a motion by Mr. Tewksbury seconded by Mr. Paterson, the Board unanimously voted, with regret and best wishes, to accept the resignation of Tammy Miller, as discussed.
Mr. Tewksbury advised that the Policy was now compliant with all state requirements, and thanked the BTMES school nurse for her assistance in the Policy re-write. On a motion by Ms. Moore seconded by Mr. Tewksbury, the Board unanimously voted to approve the second and final reading of Immunization Policy (JLCB-R), as submitted.
The Board agreed the retreat would be held at Ms. Moore’s home, to begin at 8:00 a.m. with the Superintendent and Mr. Barone invited to join them at 9:00 a.m., followed by lunch and the Administrators arrival at 11:30 a.m., and to be finished by 2:00 p.m. They also agreed to agendas item discussion including: VT’s challenges for change, education in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) era of accountability, proposal for SU wide policies, and school security system recommendations. 6. Administrative Reports to the Board A. Principals Mr. Crowley reviewed information regarding student and staff achievements, along with recent and upcoming events. For additional information on these and other events, visit www.btmes.org. Mr. Crowley also reminded the Board the graduation exercise would be held outside at BTMES on June 17, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. unless inclement weather required the ceremony be held at SHS, which would be announced that morning. B. Committee Reports All Committee meetings are held in the BTMES 2nd floor conference room. Approved minutes for each Committee can be viewed on the Website at www.btmes.org.
All Committee meetings are recessed for the summer; therefore the next meetings will be scheduled after the start of the 2010-2011 school year.
7. Other Business A. Warrants On a motion by Mr. Tewksbury seconded by Mr. Kirkland, the Board unanimously voted to approve the warrants, as submitted. 8. Future Agenda Items
9. Executive Session A. Personnel Matter – 1 V.S.A. §313 (1) – Superintendent’s Evaluation At 7:35 p.m. on a motion by Ms. Moore seconded by Mr. Tewksbury, the Board unanimously voted to enter into executive session, pursuant to Title 1 § 313, to discuss a personnel matter. At 8:24 p.m. the Board exited executive session. 10. Next Meeting Dates Meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of the month, unless noted. The next Barre Town School Board meeting dates are:
11. Adjournment On a motion by Mr. Kirkland seconded
by Mr. Paterson, the Board unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:25 p.m.
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