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SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT #66
MINUTES
Present: School Board Members: Larry
Donahue, Kim Fuller, David Luneau and Marshall Rowe; Brian Blake,
Superintendent; Michelle Clark, Business Administrator
I. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting of the
Hopkinton School Board was called to order at
After the Call to Order, everyone stood for the Pledge of Allegiance.
II.
Additions to or Deletions from Agenda
Addition:
C. Personnel: 5. Recommend the Hopkinton School Board approve the
Superintendent’s nomination of April Kent, Part Time Instructional Assistant,
III. Correspondence
1. Information Packet from the Budget Committee
and Budget Subcommittees
2. Email to community member from Edward Murdough, Department of Education regarding school capacity.
IV. Approval
of Minutes
1.
A motion
was made by Mr. Rowe and seconded by Mr. Donahue to approve the
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THESE MINUTES ARE
NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL APPROVED AT THE FOLLOWING MEETING
V. Public Comments - None
VI.
Staff Reports/Presentations
1. Staff Vacancies
Dr. Blake reported that the District has the
following positions open for the 2007-2008 school year.
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Instructional Assistant,
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2. Fuel Bids
Michelle Clark, Business Administrator,
discussed the fuel oil bids and recommended Fred Fuller Oil be awarded the
2007-2008 School Year fuel oil bid at $2.245 per gallon.
3.
Dr. Blake presented a video presentation of
his trip to
VII.
Comments from Hopkinton School Board
Mr. Donahue noted that the report to the
Budget Committee from the Process and Targets Subcommittee discussed the
taxpayers in Hopkinton. Mr. Donahue noted
he found lacking in this report an appreciation and treatment of the masses. He
noted that the tone in which the report was written in terms of the recommendations
that follow assume that the Budget Committee will use all powers and authority
provided by RSA 32 including those certain punitive powers for non-compliance
and RSA 91-A, the “Right to Know Law”.
Mr. Donahue noted recommendation No. 9, “The Budget Committee will seek
to significantly improve communication with the taxpayers, the group they are
representing”. Mr. Donahue stated that
if the full Budget Committee thinks that the taxpayers are the only group they represent,
as the Process and Targets Subcommittee apparently does, shame on them. The Budget Committee represents all residents
including residents regardless of their status as taxpayers. Mr. Donahue found the omission of all
residents from recommendation No. 9 to be insulting. Mr. Rowe concurred with Mr. Donahue.
Mr. Donahue noted that the Process and
Targets Subcommittee recommendations seem to have a limited view of the Budget
Committee’s responsibilities and limit their view in a counterproductive way in
respect to the overall responsibilities to all of the residents and all of the
voters of the Town of
Mr. Donahue noted that the School Board needs
to work with the Budget Committee in a collaborative manner on a budget format
that makes sense for all concerned which includes the
Mrs. Fuller asked if the District was looking
into taping Board meetings. Mr. Donahue
noted this meeting is the first meeting that the Board has the authority to
spend 2007-2008 funds. The Board
requested Michelle Clark and Cindy Dobe provide a recommendation to Dr. Blake on
how to implement a system for taping and storing Board meetings within the budget
of $400 and authorized Dr. Blake to act on such a recommendation.
VIII. Items for Board Discussion
1. Endowment Fund
The Board discussed the formation of a
Hopkinton Education Foundation.
2. Facility Update
Dr. Blake reported that the
3. Homework
The
Board discussed the Homework Policy.
4.
Instructional Materials
The
Board discussed the Instructional Materials Policy and amended the policy to
read “Basic instructional course material in the fundamental skill areas
of language arts, mathematics, science and social studies shall be reviewed by
Superintendent or designee….”
5.
Character and Citizenship Education Policy and Procedures
The Board discussed the Character and Citizenship Education
Policy amending the policy to read:
11. “An
individual should be tolerant of another's beliefs and should have freedom to
express his/her own beliefs as long as such expression does not compromise a
reasonable students sense of …..”
6.
Instructional Approach
The
Board discussed the Instructional Approach Policy.
7.
Data/Records Retention
The Board discussed the
Data/Records Retention Policy.
8. Personnel Records
The Board discussed the
Personnel Records Policy.
IX. Public Comments - None
X. Action Item
A. Manifests
A motion was made by Mr. Donahue and seconded by Mr. Rowe to approve 2006-2007
Manifest No. 138-140 for $119,039.43 and 2007-2008 Manifest No.1-7 for
$970,468.56 The motion was unanimously approved.
B. Cardigan Lodge Group
Overnight Trip
A motion was made by Mr. Luneau and seconded by Mr. Rowe to grant
approval of the overnight field trip to Cardigan Lodge Group Campsite
C. Personnel
1.
A motion was made
by Mr. Donahue and seconded by Mr. Rowe to accept Hopkinton Middle/High School
Librarian, Shelley Lochhead’s request for early
retirement effective
2.
A motion was made
by Mr. Donahue and seconded by Mr. Rowe to approve the Superintendent’s nomination
of Tana Montore, .5
Learning Center Specialist, Hopkinton Middle/High School for the 2007-2008 School
Year. The motion was unanimously
approved.
3.
A motion was made
by Mr. Donahue and seconded by Mr. Rowe to approve the Superintendent’s
nomination for Schedule B for the 2007-2008 School Year per attached dated
4. A motion was
made by Mr. Rowe and seconded by Mr. Donahue to approve the Superintendent’s
nomination of the following for the 2007-2008 School Year. The motion was unanimously approved.
Morning/Afternoon
Crossing Guard Sue Garlow
Early
Morning Duty Curt
Martin
5. A motion was
made by Mr. Rowe and seconded by Mr. Donahue to approve the Superintendent’s
nomination of April Kent, Part Time Instructional Assistant,
D. Budget Adjustment
A motion was made by Mr. Donahue and seconded
by Mr. Rowe to approve 2006-2007 Budget Adjustment No. 2007-15 in the amount of
$80.00 to cover unexpected bus costs for the 6th grade move up day to Hopkinton
Middle/ High School. The transfer is from Miscellaneous to Principal Office
Field Trip Transportation. The motion
was unanimously approved.
E. Policies
1. A motion was made by Mr. Rowe and seconded by Mr.
Donahue to adopt the Homework Policy.
The motion was unanimously approved.
2. A motion was made by Mr. Rowe and seconded by Mr.
Luneau to adopt the Instructional Materials Policy as amended. The motion was unanimously approved.
3. A motion was made by Mr. Donahue and seconded by Mr.
Rowe to adopt the Character and Citizenship Education Policy as amended. The motion was unanimously approved.
4. A motion was made by Mr. Rowe and seconded by Mr.
Donahue to adopt the Instructional Approach Policy as amended.
5. A motion was made by Mr. Rowe and seconded by Mr.
Donahue to adopt the Data/Records Retention Policy. The motion was unanimously approved.
6. A motion was made by Mr. Rowe and seconded by Mr.
Donahue to adopt the Personnel Records Policy.
The motion was unanimously approved.
F. 2007-2008 Fuel
Bid
A motion was made by Mr. Donahue and seconded
by Mr. Rowe to award the 2007-2008 Fuel Oil Bid to
Fred Fuller Oil at $2.245 per gallon.
Mrs. Fuller noted she is not related to Fred Fuller Oil. The motion was unanimously approved.
G. Endowment Fund
A motion
was made by Mr. Rowe and seconded by Mr. Donahue to approve the establishment
of the Hopkinton Education Foundation.
The motion was unanimously approved.
XI. ADJOURNMENT
A
motion was made by Mr. Rowe and seconded by Mr. Donahue to adjourn at
Respectfully
submitted,
Brian
J. Blake
Hopkinton
School Board Clerk
Hopkinton School Board Minutes 2006-2007 1734