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Most Recent School Board Meeting Minutes |
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Minutes are not
official until approved by the Barre Town School Board BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: ADMINISTRATORS: GUESTS: BOARD SECRETARY:
1. Call to Order The Superintendent, John Bacon, called the Tuesday, March 2, 2011 meeting to order at 6:04 p.m., which was held in the Barre Town Middle and Elementary School Library, 70 Websterville Road, Barre Town, VT. A flag salute followed.
Dr. Bacon opened for floor to Chairperson nominations. Bill Kirkland nominated Brenda Buzzell. Hearing no other nominations, Dr. Bacon closed nomination, and it was unanimously voted to elect Brenda Buzzell to serve as Chair. Dr. Bacon stepped down as acting Chair, and Mrs. Buzzell assumed her role. Mrs. Buzzell opened for floor to Vice-Chairperson nominations. Jay Paterson nominated Laura Moore. She accepted. Hearing no other nominations, the Chair closed nomination, and it was unanimously voted to elect Laura Moore to serve as Vice-Chair. Mrs. Buzzell opened for floor to Clerk nominations. Bill Kirkland nominated Brent Tewksbury. He accepted. Hearing no other nominations, the Chair closed nomination, and it was unanimously voted to elect Brent Tewksbury to serve as Clerk. Mrs. Buzzell asked for volunteers to serve as Supervisory Union Board representatives. Mr. Kirkland, Mr. Paterson, and Ms. Moore volunteered. The Board reviewed and agreed to the following operating procedures:
Dr. Bacon briefly reviewed with the Board the Confidentiality/FERPA (Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974), and executive session guidelines pursuant to Title 1 § 313. The Board also discussed and agreed that committee assignments would remain status quo:
2. Visitors and Communications On behalf of the Board, faculty, staff, Administration, and herself, Mrs. Buzzell thanked the community for their continued support and approval of the FY ’12 budget. She and Mr. Tewksbury also noted their appreciation for re-election to the board. Mrs. Buzzell advised the annual Milk & Cookies event, sponsored by the Barre Area Success by Six and Building Bright Futures programs, would be held from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Aldrich Public Library on Wednesday, March 9th , for children ages birth to six years. She said Mr. Crowley and Mr. Taffel would be reading again this year. She noted milk donated by Booth Brothers/H.P. Hood and cookies by Frihoffer Foods would be shared, along with a free book to each child attending. 3. Consent Agenda
On a motion by Ms. Moore seconded by Mr. Kirkland, the Board unanimously voted to approve the minutes of February 15, 2011 Regular Board Meeting, as submitted. 4. New Business
Vermont Team Leadership members, Ms. Lamb, Ms. Cajic, and Ms. Gambler along with SAP (Substance Abuse Prevention) Counselor, Mr. LaPerle, addressed the Board to provide some of the 2009 survey statistics. The students reported the state-wide survey, which is conducted every two years, was given to 8th through 12th graders with the results validated by the CDC, and also advised future surveys would be conducted in grades 6 and 7. Mr. LaPerle encouraged community members to attend an upcoming “dialogue night” regarding the survey and its results, which would ultimately result in recommendations to the Boards. Mr. LaPerle briefed the Board on testimony that had been given and efforts underway to avoid the State of Vermont budget cuts that would eliminate the grant-funded SAP positions.
Again, the Board thanked the community for their support and encouraged anyone that may have questions now or throughout the year to contact any of the Board members or administrators. 5. Old Business
Mr. Kirkland advised that the bus involved in the 2/14/11 bus accident was insured by the Town, therefore, the Board would be advised when information and resolution were received by the Town Manager. 6. Reports to the Board
Dr. Bacon provided an oral report, which included distribution of the FY ’10 Audit. The Board agreed to meet with the auditor and/or auditor’s team at a regular Board meeting in the immediate future. He also advised the February 28th teacher’s in-service day would be made up at the end of the school year, along with currently one student snow day. Ms. Worth agreed to set the graduation date as timely as possible and to notify the Board and families. The Board discussed and agreed to hold its March 16, 2011 meeting at 7:00 p.m., to better accommodate a conflict in the schedule. The Board further agreed to discuss the April 20th meeting schedule at the first meeting of that month.
Ms. Worth provided current and upcoming events information. For additional information on these and other topics, visit www.btmes.org. She advised the current enrollment number was at 810 students.
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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.
On a motion by Mr. Tewksbury seconded by Mr. Kirkland, the Board unanimously voted to approve the SHAC submission of a one-time grant application for $1,000 to be used toward expenses incurred in moving the garden.
7. Other Business
On a motion by Mr. Tewksbury seconded by Ms. Moore, the Board unanimously voted to approve the warrants, as discussed, including investigation of the five warrants discussed. 8. Future Agenda Items Mrs. Buzzell asked Board members to contact her with items of interest. 9. Next Meeting Dates Meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of the month, in the school library, unless otherwise noted. The next Barre Town School Board meeting dates are:
9. Executive Session A. Negotiations 1 V.S.A. § 313 (1) At 7:31 p.m. on a motion by Ms. Moore seconded by Mr. Kirkland, the Board unanimously voted to enter into executive session, pursuant to Title 1 § 313 to discuss contract negotiations. Dr. Bacon was invited into the executive session. At 8:15 p.m. the Board exited executive session. The Board unanimously voted to approve the contract negotiations. 10. Adjournment On a motion by Mr. Kirkland second by
Mr. Tewksbury, the Board unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:16 p.m.
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