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August 18, 2009


Hopkinton School District School Board

School Administrative Unit #66

Meeting Minutes

August 18, 2009

IN ATTENDANCE:

School Board: Chairman: David Luneau, Vice Chairman: Elizabeth Durant, Kim Fuller, Larry Donahue via telephone/conference call (out of town, due to business), Louis Josephson (unavailable, on vacation), Student Representative: Emma Brown

Administration: Superintendent: Steven Chamberlin; Business Administrator: Michelle Clark

CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

School Board Chairman, David Luneau, called the meeting to order at 8:00 am.  Student Representative, Emma Brown, led the meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance.

SUPERINTENDENT ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO AGENDA:

Additions:

Change in the Aug 19-22, 2009, cross country running trip destination: Greenway Trail to Cardigan Mountain Lodge.

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Round three Application (Kearsarge Ave. and Maple/Cedar Streets (Action Item).

Nomination of Katherine Graham, as morning arrival monitor and afternoon crossing guard at Maple Street School.

Nomination of Barbara Jenkins, as .1 choral teacher at Hopkinton Middle School.

Deletions:

No deletions

CORRESPONDENCE:

No additional correspondence

PUBLIC COMMENT:

No members of the public were present.

COMMENTS FROM THE HOPKINTON SCHOOL BOARD:

Mrs. Fuller stated that they started working on the sidewalks near Harold Martin School.

STAFF REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS:

Mr. Chamberlin stated the following:

  • We are moving forward on the hiring process and should have the special education teacher and high school mathematics positions finalized this week.  Also, food service and the administrative assistant to the special education director are in motion.  He stated that we are making steady progress to be fully staffed for the start of school.
  • There is a change in venue of the cross country overnight trip: Greenway Trail to Cardigan Lodge.  There is no change in dates of the trip.
  • This morning we have an action item to endorse the Safe Routes to School Round III program agreement with the Town of Hopkinton and the NH Department of Transportation.  Forms need to be signed and brought to John Corrigan with the NH Department of Transportation.

ITEMS FOR BOARD DISCUSSION:

There were no items for school board discussion.

PUBLIC COMMENT (2):

No members of the public were present.

MATERIALS INCLUDED (in board packet):

  • Summary memorandum of the status of HEA Negotiations (Confidential)
  • Nomination Packets (4)

IMPORTANT DATES:

8/25/09: School Board Meeting, 6:30pm, Maple Street School cafeteria

ACTION ITEMS:

11.   Recommend the Hopkinton School Board approve the Superintendent’s nomination of Christine Ball as an Inclusion Facilitator (.5), Harold Martin School, 2009-2010 school year.

A motion was made by Mr. Donahue, seconded by Mrs. Fuller, roll call vote: Ms. Durant (yes), Mrs. Fuller (yes), Mr. Luneau (yes), Mr. Donahue via telephone/conference call (yes), all in favor, motion carries.

12.   Recommend the Hopkinton School Board approve the Superintendent’s nomination of Melanie Wheat as an Instructional Assistant, Hopkinton Middle School, 2009-2010 school year.

A motion was made by Ms. Durant, seconded by Mrs. Fuller, roll call vote: Ms. Durant (yes), Mrs. Fuller (yes), Mr. Luneau (yes), Mr. Donahue via telephone/conference call (yes), all in favor, motion carries.

13.   Recommend the Hopkinton School Board approve the Superintendent’s nomination of Judy Storozuk as an Instructional Assistant, Hopkinton Middle School, 2009-2010 school year.

A motion was made by Mr. Donahue, seconded by Ms. Durant, roll call vote: Ms. Durant (yes), Mrs. Fuller (yes), Mr. Luneau (yes), Mr. Donahue via telephone/conference call (yes), all in favor, motion carries.

14.   Recommend the Hopkinton School Board approve the Superintendent’s nomination of Jenifer Dexter, Tech Integrator (.5), Maple Street School, 2009-2010 school year.

A motion was made by Ms. Durant, seconded by Mr. Donahue, roll call vote: Ms. Durant (yes), Mrs. Fuller (yes), Mr. Luneau (yes), Mr. Donahue via telephone/conference call (yes), all in favor, motion carries.

15.    Recommend the Hopkinton School Board accept the resignation of Nancy Tanner, Payroll/Accounts Payable Clerk, Hopkinton School District, August 6, 2009.

A motion was made by Ms. Durant, seconded by Mr. Donahue, roll call vote: Ms. Durant (yes), Mrs. Fuller (yes), Mr. Luneau (yes), Mr. Donahue via telephone/conference call (yes), all in favor, motion carries, with regret.

16.   Recommend the Hopkinton School Board approve the Superintendent’s nomination of Paul Silverman as .1 choral teacher at Hopkinton High School, 2009-2010 school year.

A motion was made by Ms. Durant, seconded by Mr. Donahue, roll call vote: Ms. Durant (yes), Mrs. Fuller (yes), Mr. Luneau (yes), Mr. Donahue via telephone/conference call (yes), all in favor, motion carries.

17.   Recommend the Hopkinton School Board approve the Superintendent’s nomination of Barb Jenkins as .1 choral teacher at Hopkinton Middle School, 2009-2010 school year.

A motion was made by Mr. Donahue, seconded by Ms. Durant, roll call vote: Ms. Durant (yes), Mrs. Fuller (yes), Mr. Luneau (yes), Mr. Donahue via telephone/conference call (yes), all in favor, motion carries.

18.   Recommend the Hopkinton School Board approve the Superintendent’s nomination of Katherine Graham as morning arrival monitor at Maple Street School, 2009-2010 school year.

A motion was made by Mr. Donahue, seconded by Ms. Durant, roll call vote: Ms. Durant (yes), Mrs. Fuller (yes), Mr. Luneau (yes), Mr. Donahue via telephone/conference call (yes), all in favor, motion carries.

19.   Recommend the Hopkinton School Board approve the Superintendent’s nomination of Katherine Graham as the afternoon crossing guard at Maple Street School, 2009-2010 school year.

A motion was made by Ms. Durant, seconded by Mrs. Fuller, roll call vote: Ms. Durant (yes), Mrs. Fuller (yes), Mr. Luneau (yes), Mr. Donahue via telephone/conference call (yes), all in favor, motion carries.

20.   Recommend the Hopkinton School Board support the Safe Routes to School Round III program agreement with the Town of Hopkinton and the NH Department of Transportation.

A motion was made by Ms. Durant, seconded by Mr. Donahue, roll call vote: Ms. Durant (yes), Mrs. Fuller (yes), Mr. Luneau (yes), Mr. Donahue via telephone/conference call (yes), all in favor, motion carries.

NONPUBLIC SESSION

At 8:20am, a motion was made by Ms. Durant, seconded by Ms. Fuller, that the Board enter into nonpublic session in accordance with the RSA 91-3:II(a) and (b) for discussion on negotiations and personnel.  Motion passed on a roll call vote: Mr. Donahue via telephone/conference call (yes), Ms. Durant (yes), Mrs. Fuller (yes), Mr. Luneau (yes), all in favor.

RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION

At 9:20am, a motion was made by Ms. Durant, seconded by Ms. Fuller, to return to public session.  Motion passed on a roll call vote: Mr. Donahue via telephone/conference call (yes), Ms. Durant (yes), Mrs. Fuller (yes), Mr. Luneau (yes), all in favor.

Following a motion by Mrs. Fuller, seconded by Ms. Durant, the board voted to seal the minutes of the non-public session for one year.  Motion passed on a roll call vote: Mr. Donahue via telephone/conference call (yes), Ms. Durant (yes), Mrs. Fuller (yes), and Mr. Luneau (yes), all in favor.

ADJOURNMENT

At 9:25am, a motion to adjourn by Mrs. Fuller, seconded by Ms. Durant.  Motion passed on a roll call vote: Mr. Donahue via telephone (yes), Ms. Durant (yes), Mrs. Fuller (yes), Mr. Luneau (yes), all in favor.

Respectfully submitted, Jean Eaton