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School Board Meeting Minutes |
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THE BOARD CHAIR; BRENDA BUZZELL CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 8:10 A.M. WITH THE FULL BOARD IN ATTENDANCE (LAURA MOORE, BILL KIRKLAND, JOHN “JAY” PATERSON, AND BRENT TEWKSBURY) THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE OPERATION OF THE BOARD AND REVIEWED ITEMS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND LOOKED TOWARD THE 2010/2011 SCHOOL YEAR. DR. JOHN BACON JOINED US AT 9:03 ON A MOTION BY BRENT AND A SECOND BY BILL THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO CONTINUE WITH THE ABBEY GROUP AS BARRE TOWN’S FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER. ON A MOTION BY BILL AND A SECOND BY JAY THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO ALLOW THE BARRE TOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE WITH TRAINING OF THE K-9 UNIT IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING; SPECIFICALLY SARGENT DODGE AND TINSER. THEY ARE TO FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES THAT CHIEF STEVENS AND TIM CROWLEY PRESENTED TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE WITH AN ADDITIONAL CONDITION OF TRAINING BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10 P.M. AND 4 A.M. LUNCH RECESS FROM 11:45 TO 12:15 THE MEETING RESUMED AT 12:15 WITH THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATORS; TIM CROWLEY, ALICE WORTH, JULIA PRICHARD, AND JOHN BARONE. ON A MOTION BY LAURA AND A SECOND BY JAY THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE HIRING OF CRYSTAL BRACE AS A NEW KINDNERGARDEN TEACHER AS RECOMMENDED BY ALICE. ON A MOTION BY BILL AND A SECOND BY BRENT THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE HIRING OF JENNIFER DODGE AS A NEW SPECIAL EDUCATOR AS RECOMMENDED BY JULIA. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE “ROOTS OF SUCCESS” A VERMONT STUDY RELATED TO A SCHOOL’S CURICULUM. ON A MOTION BY BILL AND A SECOND BY LAURA THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 2:01 P.M.
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