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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, Steve Murray BOARD SECRETARY: Donna Holden 1. Call to Order The Chairperson, Brenda Buzzell, called the Wednesday, December 2, 2009, meeting to order at 6:06 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 Ms. Moore announced one of the music program’s Holiday Concerts was scheduled for December 16, 2009 at 6:30 p.m., the same night as the next Board meeting. To provide sufficient time for Board members to meet and attend the concert, the Board agreed to begin its meeting at 5:00 on that evening. 3. Consent Agenda
On a motion by Mr. Tewksbury seconded by Ms. Moore, the Board voted to approve the Regular Board Meeting minutes of November 18, 2009, as submitted. 4. Old Business
Mr. Kirkland advised the Board that Lajeunesse Construction has agreed to work with Mr. Murray to develop a formal kitchen renovation design, utilizing much of the already existing information gathered by the SHAC. He said additional information for bidding purposes and for a ballot bond vote would be provided as timely as possible.
Dr. Bacon advised the Board he was meeting with a potential contractor to obtain a cost estimate for the new single-wave bussing system. He said the information would also be useful for the Board’s budget deliberations. Dr. Bacon agreed to provide additional information as timely as possible, probably at the next Finance Committee meeting.
Mr. Murray advised the Board he was still waiting for information from Clark Transportation. He explained in lieu of building a special needs bus from scratch to meet the BTMES specs, the option of purchasing a used bus was being explored, however, negotiation on the specs could be expected. He said additional information would be provided as timely as possible. 5. New Business
Mrs. Buzzell announced the Finance Committee had met and reviewed the initial FY ’11 budget. She said she was very pleased that the Board expected to present a level funded budget, and thanked the administration for their efforts and sensitivity to the current economic conditions. Board members were encouraged to forward their comments, questions, etc. to the administrators by Monday, December 7th, which would then be addressed at a management team meeting on December 8th, and discussed with the Board at their next Finance Committee meeting on December 12, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
Ms. Worth advised the Board there was a very good turnout by parents across all grade levels under the new format; however, she had not received much direct feedback from parents and requested parents to contact her with any comments and/or concerns. Ms. Worth also provided some teacher comments, which were mixed. Ms. Worth further advised that the administration would continue to gather feedback from staff and parents to develop improvements to the format. 6. Administrative Reports to the Board
Dr. Bacon provided an oral report seeking feedback from the Board on when to schedule follow-up discussion on their retreat work. The Board agreed to the second meeting in January, which allowed for the budget to be finalized. The Board also agreed that Mrs. Buzzell would reaffirm with Mrs. Kelty her desire to no longer serve as School Treasurer, and if confirmed, to confer with Dr. Bacon on how to proceed with notifying the Barre Town Select Board, announcing the position, etc. The Board further agreed a complete and detailed job description including job duties and fairly accurate length of time to accomplish each task should be prepared with information supplied by Mrs. Kelty to use in advertising the position. The position would also include the expected amount of the stipend paid. Dr. Bacon also advised the Tax Commissioner would be recommending to Legislature a .022˘ increase to the statewide property tax rate, therefore, even with a level funded budget taxpayers could see an increase in their tax bill based on the state’s rate.
Ms. Worth 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. Ms. Worth also advised the H1N1 flu shot clinic was postponed to December 12, 2009. Along with the Board Ms. Worth also congratulated the PE staff on receipt of the $9,900 Physical Education Tech Ed Grant recently applied for.
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.
7. Other Business (If Needed)
On a motion by Ms. Moore seconded by Mr. Tewksbury, the Board unanimously voted to approve the warrants. 8. Future Agenda Items
9. Executive Session
At 7:06 p.m. on a motion by Ms. Moore seconded by Mr. Paterson, 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 7:55 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. Tewksbury seconded
by Ms. Moore, the Board unanimously voted to adjourn at 7:56 p.m.
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