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back to School Board meeting minutes archive BARRE TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT Minutes are not official until approved by the Barre Town School Board BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: None ADMINISTRATORS: Guests: Video Vision Tech, Terrie
Salvador, Steve Murray, Denise Maurice, Diane Harless, Rebecca Mattis,
Michael Moore 1. Call to Order The Chairperson, David Harrington, called
the Wednesday, December 3, 2008, meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., which
was held in the Barre Town Middle and Elementary School Library, 70
Websterville Road, Barre Town, VT. A flag salute followed.
At 6:00 p.m. on a motion by Mrs. Buzzell seconded by Ms. Moore, the Board unanimously voted to enter into executive session, pursuant to Title 1 § 313, to discuss a personnel matter. Dr. Bacon, Mr. Crowley, Dr. Riggen, Ms. Salvador, and Mr. Murray were invited into the executive session. At 6:35 p.m. the Board exited executive session. 3. Visitors and Communications
None 4. Consent Agenda
On a motion by Mrs. Buzzell seconded by Ms. Moore, the Board voted to approve the warrants, and minutes of November 19, 2008, as submitted. 5. Board Action Items None 6. Board Discussion Items
Dr. Bacon reported that Mr. Murray and Ms. Salvador conducted a thorough review of the distribution of students, current number of busses, and evaluated what was needed to safely transport all students in a single wave. He said based on current and anticipated enrollment, the existing fleet of 11 busses would need expanding to 15 busses. Dr. Bacon further reported it was also concluded there could be annual savings of approximately $23K in fuel costs, $4K in maintenance, tires, etc., plus uncalculated savings in vehicle wear-and-tear, personnel, and other related costs. Dr. Bacon recommended the Board consider implementation of the single wave in the FY ’10 budget. The Board thanked Mr. Murray and Ms. Salvador for their work on the project.
Mr. Harrington reviewed the draft FY ’10 budget of $10,172,508, which represented an overall 5.4% increase, of which $7,776,627 was for regular instruction, and $2,395,881 in special education expenses. Mr. Harrington also reviewed the list of additions and deletions from the original draft budget, which included eliminations of 2 class room teachers in adherence to the Class Size Policy, miscellaneous supplies, text books, a .50 tech education position, and contracted services in the areas of CSL and tech ed. Major additions to the budget included an assistant principal position; lunch supervision staffing, math and science enrichment programs, a tech education integrations specialist position, two para educator positions, and increases to the sub salary and staff development/conferences line items. Mr. Harrington encouraged community input, and advised that the Board would continue with its commitment to examine any potential savings and further budget discussion to be at the Finance Committee meeting on December 15, 2008, at 8:00 a.m. Dr. Bacon and Mr. Harrington explained the Board’s attempt to level-fund the tax rate for the FY ‘10 budget. Dr. Bacon advised that at the current rate of spending, and if the CLA and pupil counts remained unchanged, the Barre Town rate would decrease from .55˘ to .52˘ for the high school’s spending, and increase from .70˘ to .72˘ for the elementary school’s spending, netting a .01˘ decrease or near level funding. The Board also acknowledged that the anticipated revenue side of the budget did not include use of the projected FY ’08 $109K fund balance, which may require use during FY ’09 for unanticipated special education expenses. 7. Old Business None 8. Regular Reports to the Board
Dr. Bacon provided a brief oral report, which included receiving the Board’s endorsement to continue with the fact-finding process regarding a parent notification system that would send phone alerts/messages to parents regarding school matters at an estimated BTMES cost of $3,500. Mr. Crowley echoed his support and said the system was on the top of the Safety Committee’s list. Dr. Bacon also advised that he had been in contact with First Student regarding the potential for a future maintenance contract vs. use of the Town garage and staff. He said the company was interested, and Dr. Bacon agreed to continue with fact-finding and report the estimated cost at a later date. He also briefed the Board on recent administration in-service activities, and that he had recently placed ads for the two anticipated principal positions.
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.
9. Monthly Reports to the Board (2nd meeting of the month)
None 10. Other Business Mr. Harrington reminded the Board and Community that two Board member seats (one a 2-yr term and the other a 3-year term) were up for election in March. His advised that he would not be running for re-election, however, Mr. Bond would be. He encouraged any interested community member to contact a Board member or Superintendent’s Office for information regarding the position’s responsibilities. 11. Executive Session
At 7:50 p.m. on a motion by Mrs. Buzzell seconded by Ms. Moore, 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 8:55 p.m. the Board exited
executive session. 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: December 17, 2008 – 6:00 p.m. 13. Adjournment On a motion by Mrs. Buzzell seconded
by Ms. Moore, the Board unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:57 p.m.
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