KIDS REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT #2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DATE: THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019 PLACE: MONMOUTH ACADEMY TIME: 6:00 PM
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Jon Hamann, Vice-Chair Russ Hughes, Directors Chris Asch, Leanne Burnham, Dawn Gallagher, Jim Grandahl, Jon Lambert, Linda Leet, Kathryn Marseglia and Lori Umberhind
MEMBERS ABSENT: Directors Jay Brown and Jeff Pierce
ALSO PRESENT: Superintendent William Zima, HCES Asst. Principal Leticia Goucher, MMS Principal Melissa Burnham Barter, Coordinator of Student Achievement Matt Shea, IT Director John Armentrout, Special Ed Director Deb Murphy (by phone), Business/HR Manager Vicki Raymond, Director of Buildings Grounds Gordon Murray and 12 members of the public, students and teachers
1.0 CALL TO ORDER/QUORUM PRESENT The Chair declared a quorum present and called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.
2.0 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 4, 2019 AND THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF APRIL 25, 2019 Director Kathryn Marseglia motioned to approve the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of April 4, 2019 and the Special Board Meeting of April 25, 2019. Director Leanne Burnham seconded the motion, voted in favor 10-0.
3.0 ADJUSTMENT(S) TO AGENDA Move Item 6.7 – Executive Session to the end of the Superintendent’s Report Add Item 6.8 – Approval of MA Outing Club trip to Flagstaff Lake – 5/31/19 – 6/2/19 Add Item 6.9 – Approval of HDHS Applied Learning overnight stay on Swan Island – 6/10/19 – 6/12/19 Add to Items 8.3 and 8.5
4.0 PUBLIC COMMENT
4.1 Public Comment
4.2 Reports from Monmouth Principals
H.L. Cottrell Asst. Principal Leticia Goucher’s report follows.
Student enrollment: Overall 200 students as of 4/23/19 By Grade Level - Pre-k (29 students) - Pre-k went on a field trip to the Sensory Gym in Farmingdale. Students explored the gym and played. - Month of caring (Greater Androscoggin Humane Society) - Mommy and Me Lunch coming up the first week of May
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- Pre-k screening is in progress. We are holding two full days of screening for our incoming Pre-k students.
- Kindergarten (47 students) - Month of caring project was spring colored placemats for Meals On Wheels - Focus on fine motor skills - Kindergarten screening is in progress. We have a half day scheduled for our incoming kindergarten students who are not currently enrolled at HLC in Pre-k. - Kindergarten will be going to Pineland Farms to visit the animals and tour the farm.
- 1/2 (81 students) (42 first, 39 second) - The 1/2 grade month of caring project partnered with Bangor Savings Bank to collect peanut butter and jelly for the food banks of Monmouth. They deliver the food in the last week of April. - Both groups of first and second graders have received free admission for Swan Island this year and will be attending in two groups at the beginning of June.
- Grade 3 (44 students) - Third grade collected food for Good Shepherd Food Bank for the month of March. - They raised 412 lbs which is equivalent to 343 meals. The food was delivered to North Monmouth and Monmouth Center food banks. - Bike Trek with the Coalition for Bike Safety will be on May 24th. Third graders learn about bike safety, get their helmets fitted, bikes checked and have an opportunity to ride their bikes on the roads of Monmouth in small groups.
School Wide - HLC held conferences throughout the month of March. - MEAs for our third graders were held in March. We had 100% completion. - March Month of Caring activities throughout the whole school - The whole school raised $1,428 for Pennies for Patients this year (the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society). - NWEA testing to finish up the year in the middle to the end of May - We partnered with MMS for a whole school Celebration Night April 30th where students showcased things they have been practicing and learning throughout the year.
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Monmouth MS Principal Melissa Burnham Barter’s report follows.
Total Enrollment = 234 as of 4/24/19: Gr. 4 = 43; Gr. 5 = 45; Gr. 6 = 55; Gr. 7 = 48; Gr. 8 = 43
Vex Robotics Four students representing our Vex Robotics team traveled to the 2019 Vex Robotics World Competition in Louisville, Kentucky.
Seminar Seminar continues to be successful with grades 6-8. We are exploring scheduling options for 4-5 common block/seminar times as well as online and independent options for grades 6-8. Most recently, we have several students who will take an online coding course and a group who self-designed a seminar where they will produce a weekly podcast for the school.
Mini-Dempsey Challenge
Our student government planned and executed a “Mini-Dempsey” Challenge to raise money for the Dempsey foundation. All students in grades 4-5 participated in a 1-mile walk/fun run and raised over $4,100.
As a follow-up and incentive for their fundraiser, the student government is planning a field day in June. As part of this event, students who raised at least $10 will get a ticket to a raffle. Raffle winners will get to “pie” a staff member.
Community Service Day We had to reschedule our annual fall community service day due to weather conditions and have planned it for May 16th. We will send some students to Mechuwana camp in Winthrop and others to clean local trails. Most of our students will help out local community members and groups.
Weather at Your School We will host WMTW (Channel 8)’s Weather at Your School on May 23rd. Meteorologist Ted McInerney will be broadcasting from MMS beginning at 5:45AM. The live broadcast will air every 10 minutes until 6:45, with segments including students who wish to be involved.
Monmouth Music Our MMS musicians will participate in a pre-game parade and sing the National Anthem during Monmouth Day at the Portland Sea Dogs. We recently celebrated Most Improved Students at our April Positive Recognition Ceremony and these individuals will also be recognized on this date. We will host a 5-12 band concert and 4-12 chorus concert this spring to incorporate musicians of all ages in each area.
Celebration Night MMS welcomed the community into the building for Celebration Night. In addition to student learning and achievements on display for families and friends to celebrate, student demonstrations and presentations included: music by MMS musicians; a teacher-
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themed and student-designed game of CLUE; Cinco de Mayo dancing demonstrations; a corn-hole tournament; and demonstrations in art, 3-D printing, and Vex Robotics.
Fourth Grade Cornhole Sponsored by our PTO, fourth graders learning about goods and services traveled to research local (Knowles Lumber) vs. big box (Lowe’s) options for purchasing materials to make a corn-hole game. They chose to support the local business and built and painted corn-hole sets. One set was used for a tournament on celebration night and the other was raffled off. The students planned to donate the money toward a greenhouse fund they hope will support a future greenhouse at their new school.
Monmouth Memorial School We have enjoyed watching the new school as it is built across the street. Recently they began constructing the gymnasium and we have been working with on design elements with architects, furniture and the middle school science labs.
Monmouth Academy Principal Rick Amero’s report follows.
First, I apologize that I cannot attend this evening’s Board meeting. I will be attending the Mountain Valley Conference Honors Banquet where we will honor our Summa Cum Laude Seniors from the Class of 2019.
Learning Initiatives
Learning Teams – Under the leadership of Keith Morang, Learning Teams have been implemented to assist any learner who appears to be experiencing academic difficulty in multiple classes. The Behind Pace List is one tool used to identify learners, but any teacher can call a meeting with other teachers to discuss a learner and develop common strategies that all teachers will use to assist that learner. Keith and Brian Snedeker have served as facilitators for these meetings. To date, Learning Teams have had a positive impact on over fourteen learners this school year.
Executive Functioning Skills –Since the beginning of this school year, special emphasis has been placed on assisting learners who have deficits in executive functioning skills. Over the years, a learner may have been deemed as “not trying” when actually the learner lacked the executive functioning skills to be successful (i.e. self-initiation skills, organizational skills, breaking tasks down, etc.). High quality posters that outline executive functioning skills were produced and are displayed in all classrooms to keep these skills in the forefront of learners and teachers’ minds. In November, Stephanie Hogan, from Waynflete School, presented to our staff on how to teach executive functioning skills. In addition, learners have participated in lessons during advisory on topics such as time management.
Gaps in Foundational Skills and Knowledge – As mentioned in my January report, we continue to make system-wide and individual adjustments based on data in order to best meet the academic needs of our learners. This data includes performance on prior learning targets, NWEA scores, and perhaps most importantly, current pre-assessments on prior skills and knowledge. We continue to discover that many of our learners enter high school with significant gaps in their skills and knowledge and/or are considerably behind levels (i.e. entering 9th grade but working on Level 7 math, Level 7 ELA, Step 4 writing, etc.). We continue to re-teach, group and regroup, change learner’s individual
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daily schedules, and provide additional support and necessary resources to tackle high school-level learning targets. Our teaching team and I remain concerned with how this will affect individual learner’s upper level academic opportunities (CATC, dual enrollment courses, upper-level electives, etc., as well as post-secondary options) if they are to graduate in the “traditional” four years.
Habits of Work – Throughout this school year, M.A. has been piloting assessing Habits of Work (HOW). Learners, parents and teachers all desire an accountability piece in regard to learners being prepared for class, ready to take assessments, and having material done by the due date. During the first semester learners evaluated themselves weekly on the HOW in each of their classes, then their teacher would view how they scored themselves, and if they disagreed with their score, they would meet with the learner to discuss and assign a different score.
We discovered that this process was taking teachers approximately 75 minutes each week and that learners grew tired of self-assessing on a weekly basis. During the second semester, teachers are assigning HOW scores to each learner each week. At the present time, HOW scores, in addition to the behind-pace list, are used to provide incentives for learners. Learners can gain senior privileges, junior privileges (also need a cumulative GPA of a 3.5) and lounge study halls. As we continue to refine and norm HOW scores, these may become part of our athletic eligibility policy and information that we provide to parents on a regular basis.
Applied Learning and M.A.’s One Big Week – Prior to RSU 2, MOBY and Sophomore Awareness were part of M.A.’s budget. In particular, transportation was budgeted for both of these applied learning programs. Since the RSU, M.A. has earmarked funds from its instructional line to help support (not fully fund) these programs. Fortunately, through the generous funding of the MELMAC Foundation grants that Monmouth Academy was awarded over the past decade, we were able to provide a “Big Week” experience for all grade levels (MOBY, Sophomore Awareness, Junior College Visits and Senior Skills). Unfortunately, MELMAC is not presently funding this grant as it continues a visioning process to determine what it will fund in the future.
Our teaching team and I believe that MOBY and Sophomore Awareness are integral parts of our curriculum and provide tremendous applied learning experiences to our learners. At the present time we are seeking funding sources to continue both of these programs; however we will not have a One Big Week because we will not be able to fund the junior and senior programs. MOBY will take place September 16th – 20th and Sophomore Awareness October 1st - October 4th (pending Camp Androscoggin’s availability). M.A. will continue to participate in the United Way Day of Caring on September 20.
Winter Athletics
Our girls and boys basketball teams qualified for the Southern Maine Class C Basketball tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals. The cheerleading team qualified for the state championship, the Cony/MA/HD hockey team lost in the Class A quarterfinals, Kyle Gunnells finished 7th in the State Nordic Ski Championship, and Breeanna Cameron finished 2nd in the Maine State Girls Wrestling Championship.
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Academic Competitions
Our academic teams continued their tradition of excellence. Academic Decathlon finished as Maine State Runners-up; Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) finished 2nd in the State; drama performed Radium Girls and finished 4th in the Class B Regional One-Act Festival; Math Team finished 6th in the State Competition in Division D; and Jobs for Maine Graduates (JMG) students had outstanding performances at the Career Development Conference/Competition. The Environthon Team is busy preparing for the regional competition to be held on May 7.
Under the direction of Mr. Seth Mitchell, Monmouth hosted its first ever VEX Robotics Competition. Jacob Umberhind, Ben Hamann and Dalton Delorme qualified for the VEX Robotics Team State Championship.
At the State FBLA Conference three sophomores were elected Maine FBLA State Officers: Lydia Roy, Historian; Grace Vierling, Secretary; and Rhayna Poulin, Parliamentarian.
Spencer Richardson earned silver place in Carpentry and Joe Beaulieu earned bronze place in Computer Applications in the Skills USA State Championship.
Other Happenings at M.A.
Pat Amero, M.A. Guidance Secretary, organized the 19th Annual Valentine’s Tea, which hosted over twenty-five Monmouth senior citizens. Our guests enjoyed coming together and spending time with our students and listening to the M.A. Chorus. Thank you to Bangor Savings Bank, Monmouth Federal Credit Union, The Vestry Thrift Store, and Apple Valley Bakery for sponsoring this wonderful event.
Beth Luce arranged a Choices Matter presentation for all M.A. students and staff. Ms. Bailey Wind shared her personal story and powerful message. In high school, Bailey was traveling with four of her friends when a driver of another vehicle, who was intoxicated and texting, crashed into their vehicle. Two of her friends were instantly killed, and she sustained life-threatening injuries. In addition to her powerful message, Choices Matter also provided hands-on simulations for students (goggles that simulated being under the influence, video driving, etc.).
On April 4, M.A. hosted Learner/Parent/Teacher Spring Conferences. These were well attended by both parents and learners.
Senior Trevor Flanagan was awarded the Maine Principals’ Association Award, which is given in recognition of a high school Senior’s academic achievement, leadership and citizenship. Trevor and Principal Amero attended the MPA Awards Luncheon on April 6.
On April 9, all of our juniors took the Scholastic Aptitude Assessment (SAT), and that same day all of our freshmen and sophomores all took the PSAT. Sarah Knowlton, M.A.’s College and Career Coordinator, once again did an incredible job organizing and administering this massive undertaking. This year, Liz Ross did a great job assisting Sarah. Also on that day, Laura Theriault organized a fantastic learning experience for our seniors, who visited and analyzed art at the Hudson Museum and the Page Museum in Orono.
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We continue to assist our learners in discovering career opportunities in the skilled labor fields. Once again this year we have taken learners to Cianbro in Pittsfield, MEMA Technical School in Brunswick, and the Skills Craft Fair at the Augusta Civic Center. In addition, through our Jobs for Maine Graduates program, Crooker Construction as well as a representative from the United States Air Force Community College have presented on our campus.
Class of 2019 Summa Cum Laude – Benjamin Brooks, Kayla Brooks, Kaeti Butterfield, Morgan Crocker, Abby Ferland, Trevor Flanagan, Mariah Herr, Emily Kaplan, Luke Martin, Elizabeth Mason, Spencer Richardson, McKenzie Stevens, Grace Therriault and Anna Van Valkenburgh.
Many of our seniors are in awe in regard to how quickly their year has passed, and they are getting excited for their upcoming graduation ceremonies (Senior Stroll, Senior Reception, Class Day and Graduation). The Class of 2019 will mark the 215th class to graduate from Monmouth Academy.
On M.A.’s Facebook page (Rick Maroon) each senior’s acceptance to a post-secondary program has been posted. When seniors make other commitments (i.e. enlisting in the armed forces, an apprenticeship, a full-time job, etc.) these will be posted as well.
As of April 18, members of the Class of 2019 have been officially accepted to the following post-secondary colleges and universities (acceptance letter on file with our guidance office):
Anna Maria College Roanoke College Becker College Roberts Wesleyan College Berklee College of Music Salem State University Bridgewater State University Saint Joseph's College (Maine) Central Maine Community College Thomas College Champlain College Unity College Eastern Maine Community College University of New England Emmanuel College University of Maine Husson University University of Maine at Augusta Indiana University of Pennsylvania University of Maine at Farmington Ithica College University of Maine at Machias Johnson & Wales University University of Maine Presque Isle Keene State College University of Massachusetts at Amherst Kennebec Valley Community College University of Southern Maine Lasell College University of New Hampshire Lesley University Wentworth Institute of Technology
Arguably, May and June are the busiest times of the school year, but also ones filled with positive emotion and excitement. We are looking forward to inducting new members into the M.A. chapter of the National Honor Society, hosting a safe and enjoyable prom, being entertained at the last choral and band concerts of the year, viewing incredible creations at the art show, honoring the Class of 2019, and welcoming the members of the Class of 2023 and their parents at freshmen orientation.
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In closing, our learners, teachers, staff and administrators are fortunate to benefit from an outstanding community that supports M.A. throughout the year. We are thankful for the support we receive from this Board, parents, alumni, retired teachers and administrators, and citizens of Monmouth. Collectively, all of us desire to provide the best education and educationally experiences for each of our learners.
5.0 OLD BUSINESS None
6.0 NEW BUSINESS
6.1 Approval of Resignation(s) / Retirement(s) Director Leanne Burnham motioned to approve the following resignations. - Kristy McLaughlin, Special Education Teacher at HDES - Nicholas Gannon, Principal at RMS and RHS - Kelli Antonson, English Teacher at RHS Director Lori Umberhind seconded the motion, voted in favor 10-0.
6.2 Approval of Nominated Personnel Director Leanne Burnham motioned to approve the Superintendent’s nomination to transfer Shawna Degen to the grade 3 teacher position at H. Cottrell ES. Director Lori Umberhind seconded the motion, voted in favor 10-0.
6.3 Approval of Probationary 1 to Probationary 2 Teachers Director Jon Lambert motioned to approve the Superintendent’s recommendation to move the following teachers from Probationary 1 to Probationary 2 contract. - Cassandra D’Alfonso, HDMS Music - Patricia English, MA/MMS Music - Michelle Keating, HDES Special Ed - Jaclyn Langevin, MMS/MA Phys. Ed. / Health - Christopher McArthur, HDMS Science - Amanda McKenna, RMS Special Ed - Molly Menice, MMS/MA Phys. Ed. / Health - Christine Mohlar, HDES Grade 2 - Haley Murphy, MMS Special Ed - Rebecca Redman, RMS English - Wendy Simpson, HDMS/HS English - Maria Sirois, MCES/MA School Nurse - Richard Walsh, HDHS Social Worker - Brian York, RHS Math Vice-Chair Russ Hughes seconded the motion, voted in favor 10-0.
6.4 Approval of Probationary 2 to Probationary 3 Teachers Director Jon Lambert motioned to approve the Superintendent’s recommendation to move the following teachers from Probationary 2 to Probationary 3 contract. - Kevin Babcock, RMS/RHS Special Ed - Stephanie Barker, HDES Grade 2 - Michelle Burns, HCES Social Worker - Suzanne Caron, RMS Math - Shawna Degen, HCES Grade 1/2
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- Brian Dube, MA English and Social Studies - Erin Fogg, MMS Guidance - Erin Godfrey, DES/RMS/RHS School Nurse - Kaitlin Hayden, MBES Special Ed - Stephen Howe, HDES Grade 5 - Jamye Martin, MBES Phys. Ed. / Health - Siobhan Murtiff, HDES Grade 3 - Michelle Neal, MA Math - Stephen Piwowarski, DES Music - Danielle Quirion, HDMS Science - Jesse Rowe, HDHS Phys. Ed. / Health - Brian Snedeker, MA Social Studies - Victoria Weber, HDES Grade 3 - Nicola Westbury, MMS Social Studies and English Vice Chair Russ Hughes seconded the motion, voted in favor 10-0.
6.5 Approval of Probationary 3 to Continuing Teachers Director Jon Lambert motioned to approve the Superintendent’s recommendation to move the following teachers from Probationary 3 to Continuing contract. - Matthew Anderson, MA English - Kyle Bishop, HDES Phys. Ed. / Health - Kelle Choate, MMS Grade 5 - Melissa Dore, DES Special Ed - Connor Dumont, HDHS Math - Lindsey Follansbee, HCES Art - Renee Libby, HDES Grade 4 - Beth Luce, MMS School Nurse - Kalib Moore, MA Social Studies - Celina Page, MMS Spanish - Christina Parkhurst, Grade 1 - Janna Prout, MBES Grade 2 - Kayleigh Pulsifer, MBES Art - Sarah Simpson, MMS/MA French - Alisha Springer, MMS Special Ed - Ellen Vickers, HDHS Phys. Ed. Vice-Chair Russ Hughes seconded the motion, voted in favor 10-0.
6.6 Approval of Policy & Personnel Committee’s recommendation for mandated language updates to policies Director Lori Umberhind motioned to approve the Policy and Personnel Committee’s recommendation for change in language to the following policies in order to meet the State mandates. - JKAA – Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion - JKAA-R – Procedures on Physical Restraint and Seclusion Director Leanne Burmham seconded the motion, voted in favor 10-0.
6.7 Executive Session [1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(D)]: Labor contract negotiations Moved to 8.6
6.8 Approval of MA Outing Club trip to Flagstaff Lake – 5/31 – 6/2/19
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Director Jon Lambert motioned to approve the MA Outing Club trip to Flagstaff Lake. Director Leanne Burnham seconded the motion, voted 10-0.
6.9 Approval of HDHS Applied Learning overnight stay on Swan Island – 6/10/19 – 6/12/19 Director Jon Lambert motioned to approve the HDHS Applied Learning overnight stay on Swan Island in Richmond. Director Linda Leet seconded the motion, voted in favor 10-0.
7.0 COMMITTEE REPORTS
7.1 Finance Committee Meeting Richmond High School April 4, 2019 5:00 PM
Committee Members Present: Committee Chair Jim Grandahl, Directors Jay Brown and Jon Lambert Committee Members Absent: Board Chair Jonathan Hamann and Director Linda Leet RSU Staff and Others Present: Superintendent Bill Zima, Business/H.R. Manager Vicki Raymond, Special Ed Director Deb Murphy and two members of the public
Business Manager Vicki Raymond shared version 2A of the 2019-2020 budget.
We have included 1.5 Social Workers to have 1 in each region.
We have added 3.0 Ed Techs to have on general education Ed Tech in each elementary school.
The majority of the increase to the budget is the pass-through for the new school $2,156,371.77. This is fully funded by the State.
A 3% increase for health insurance was added.
The large increase in student and staff support is social workers.
Respectfully Submitted, William Zima, Superintendent of Schools
7.2 RSU Wellness Committee Meeting RSU Central Office April 10, 2019 5:30 PM
Committee Members Present: Chrissy Michaud, Food Services Director; Patricia Marshall, Accounts Payable; Nan Bell, Let’s Go Coordinator from Healthy Communities of the Capital Area; and Hall-Dale High School Sophomore Ian Stebbins Committee Members Absent: Leanne Burnham, Kathryn Marseglia, Vicki Raymond, Sarah Platt, Kolleen Cass, Jayme Martin, Heather Halsey, Erin Godfrey, Mariah Kelley, Carol Minnehan, McKenzie Stevens, Sarah Benner.
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1. Approval of last meeting’s minutes
Chrissy Michaud recommended approval of the last meeting’s minutes and the committee approved.
2. Results of the wellness survey & picking students who will receive incentive for participating
McKenzie Stevens was absent for the reading of the survey sent out to all students grades 7-12, and choosing students who will receive the incentive for doing the survey. The committee moved this discussion to the May 8th meeting.
3. New business
Nan Bell reported she is still trying to recruit more 5210 Champions for each building. She did mention that Stephanie Beale is a Champion for Hall-Dale Elementary School as well as Carolee Shepherd, who runs the after school and summer program at Hall-Dale Elementary School. Chrissy gave Nan some suggestions for the H. L. Cottrell Elementary School. Nan will follow up.
Nan talked about a State-wide survey that will go out April 22nd to all school level Champions put out by 5210. It helps gather information about nutrition, childhood obesity and activity throughout each particular school state wide. The survey asks what each school or district is doing in regard to the 5210 program as well. Once the survey has gathered information, they will send out the results of each category so we can all see the results from each school and the state over all. Chrissy and Nan talked about what Food Service is doing in regard to 5210, for example, the Cooking for Kids with Kids class, The Nutrition Nuggets Newsletter that gets sent out to all elementary school students monthly, taste testing at all schools, and catering for classroom parties or events with nutritious meals or snacks. Nan was happy to know what Food Service has in place. She remarked that we need to get that information out to the community and parents, raising awareness about better choices with nutrition and physical education and she asked how we should go about getting that out. Chrissy mentioned some of the craft fairs and possibly setting up a booth, and talking to the PTO’s for each school.
Nan talked about a training she will do with all Food Service staff and what day. She also mentioned possibly talking to all staff or sending out an informational packet for the first day of school to go home with students for families.
Chrissy and Pat Marshall talked about our next meeting and what we should do about getting our members of the committee interested in attending, possibly adding members, and maybe choosing the dates for next year at our next meeting (earlier time or later time?). Nan asked if there was a meeting with all staff at the beginning of the year. If so, that would be a great time to talk about the program and hopefully we can get more people interested. She would be willing to come and talk about 5210 Let’s Go. Maybe some are not interested, thinking that they have to do more, when in all actuality, it is just highlighting what we are already doing.
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4. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM. Next meeting: May 8, 2019 5:30pm at the RSU Central Office. Respectfully Submitted, Chrissy Michaud, Director of Food Service
7.3 Policy and Personnel Committee Meeting Richmond High School April 24, 2019 5:30 PM
Committee Members Present: Committee Chair Lori Umberhind, Directors Chris Asch, Leanne Burnham, Russ Hughes and Kathryn Marsegalia Committee Members Absent: Director Dawn Gallagher RSU Staff Present: Superintendent Bill Zima, Coordinator of Student Achievement Matt Shea, Special Education Director Deb Murphy, IT Director John Armentrout and Business/HR Manager Vicki Raymond
1. Review and Committee approval of minutes from the March 18th meeting The committee approved the minutes from the meeting of March 18, 2019.
2. Review and approval of mandated language updates to the following RSU policy and procedure: - JKAA – Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion - JKAA-R – Procedures on Physical Restraint and Seclusion The committee agreed to move these policies to the full Board for approval.
3. Second review and comparison of RSU Policy ADAA with MSMA’s sample Director Chris Asch will work on this policy and bring it to the next committee meeting.
4. Review of MSMA’s sample Policy IMDA – Patriotic Exercises Director Chris Asch will rewrite the policy and bring it to the next committee meeting.
5. First Reading of RSU #2 Policy on Naming School Buildings, Spaces and Facilities The committee agreed to forward this draft policy to Drummond Woodsum for review.
6. Discussion of adding student days to the 2019-2020 school calendar Superintendent Zima will form a committee to review this.
Respectfully Submitted, William Zima, Superintendent of Schools
7.4 Curriculum, IT and Special Ed Committee Meeting Richmond High School April 24, 2019 6:30 PM
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Committee Members Present: Committee Chair Leanne Burnham, Directors Chris Asch, Russ Hughes, Kathryn Marseglia and Lori Umberhind
Committee Members Absent: Director Dawn Gallagher
RSU Staff Present: Superintendent Bill Zima, Coordinator of Student Achievement Matt Shea, Special Ed Director Deb Murphy and IT Director John Armentrout
1. Review and Committee approval of minutes from the March 18th meeting
2. Special Education Deb Murphy reported on the following items and mentioned she and Lisa Smead attended “Deeper Dive into 504”. - Updates – professional opportunities - Special Olympics - SY20 Projections
3. Curriculum Matt She reported on the following topics and shared sample checklists from the writing program we use with our learners. - Update on target review committee - Walk-through of the Lucy Calkins Writing Program scoring checklists
4. Information Technology John Armentrout reported that he is working to ensure our new school will be properly designed to allow for technological evolution throughout the next decades.
Respectfully Submitted, William Zima, Superintendent of Schools
8.0 SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
8.1 Newly Hired, Newly Appointed Personnel The Superintendent reported on the following newly hired and newly appointed personnel. - Jennifer Conrad, Special Ed Tech II at HDES - Norm Thombs, MA Asst. Track Coach - Steve Palleschi, MA JV Baseball Coach - Michael Muise, MMS Baseball Coach
8.2 Resignation(s) The Superintendent reported on the following resignation. - Karl MacCabe, Bus Driver in Monmouth
8.3 Upcoming Board Events / Meetings (subject to Board approval) Meetings will take place at Monmouth Academy unless otherwise indicated. - Negotiations at 5:30pm: 5/6/19 at the Central Office and 5/21/19 at HDES - RSU Monmouth Building Naming Committee Mtg. – 5/14/19 - Budget Public Hearing – 5/14/19 6:00PM at HDHS - Budget Public Hearing – 5/15/19 6:00PM at RHS
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- Budget Public Hearing – 5/16/19 6:00PM at MA - RSU Wellness Committee Meeting – 5/22/19 at the Central Office - Regional Budget Meeting – 5/28/19 6:00PM at HDHS - HDHS Simmons Committee Meeting – 6/10/19 5:30PM at HDHS - Regular Board Meeting – 6/6/19 6:00PM at HDES - RSU Budget Validation Referendum at community polling sites 6/11/19 - Special Board Mtg. [Validation of Referendum Results] – 6/13/19 6:00PM at HDES
8.4 Upcoming School Evening Events / Calendar Events for May and June - HDES Talent Show – 5/9/19 - HDES PTO Mtg. – 5/14/19 - HDES Grade 4 Music Concert – 5/22/19 - HD K-12 Art Show – 5/30/19 - HDES Grade 5 Music Concert – 6/4/19 - HDES Grade 5 Parent Transition to HDMS meeting – 6/17/19 - HDES Grade 5 Social – 6/18/19 - HDHS Junior/Senior Prom at Hallowell City Hall – 5/4/19 - HDHS Spring Concert – 5/14/19 - HDMS Spring Concert – 5/15/19 - HDHS Senior Banquet – 6/5/19 - HDMS/HS Sports Awards – 6/6/19 - HDHS Senior Awards – 6/7/19 - HDHS Graduation – 6/8/19 7:00pm - HCES PTO Mtg. – 5/7/19 - HCES Plant Sale and Art Show – 5/23/19 - HCES PTO Mtg. – 6/4/19 - HCES Kindergarten Night – 6/5/19 - HCES Grade 3 Maine Night – 6/17/19 - MMS Grades 6-8 dance – 5/3/19 - MMS PTO Mtg. – 5/7/19 - MMS Grade 8 Scholar Leader Dinner – 5/9/19 - MMS Talent Show – 5/9/19 - MMS Drama Production at Cumston Hall – 5/10/19 & 5/11/19 - MA and MMS Spring Chorus Concert at MMS – 5/21/19 - MMS 8th Grade Semi-Formal – 5/31/19 - MMS and MA Spring Sports Banquet – 6/3/19 - MMS PTO Mtg. – 6/4/19 - MMS 8th Grade Orientation Night at MA – 6/10/19 - MMS 8th Grade Recognition Night – 6/19/19 - MA MVC Senior Honors Banquet at Spruce Mountain HS – 5/2/19 - MA Prom – 5/11/19 - MA Art Show – 5/16/19 - MA and MMS Spring Band Concert – 5/29/19 - MA Class of 2019 Senior Reception – 6/6/19 - MA Graduation – 6/9/19 2:00pm - MBES Grade 5 Concert – 5/31/19 - MBES PTG Mtg. – 6/5/19 - RHS Prom – 5/4/19 - RMS/RHS Day of Caring – 5/17/19 - RHS Graduation – 6/8/19 2:00pm
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Other dates: Early Release Day – 5/10/19 Holiday – 5/27/19 [Schools and offices closed] Last student day – 6/20/19 [Early Release]
8.5 School Field Trips [In-state / School Day] - DES Grade K-2 trip to Maine Wildlife Park – 5/29/19 - HDES Grade 5 trip to the Challenger Learning Center – 5/17/19 - HDES Grade 2 trip to L.C. Bates Museum – 5/23/19 - HDES Kindergarten trip to Maine Wildlife Park – 6/4/19 - HDES Kindergarten trip to Vaughan Park and Playground – 6/19/19 - HCES Pre-K trip to Maine Wildlife Park – 5/17/19 - HCES Grade 1/2 trip to Monmouth Public Beach – 6/7/19 - HDHS Tech Ambassadors trip to MLTI Conference – 5/23/19 - HDHS ALO trip to Smiling Cow Farm – 6/10/19 - HDHS ALO daily trips to Vaughan Homestead – 6/10/19 through 6/12/19 - MMS Class of 2023 trip to CATC – 6/4/19 - MA Physics Class trip to Fun Town – 5/17/19 - MA and MMS trip to MLTI Conference – 5/23/19 - MBES Grade 4 trip to Spring Bay Day at Chop Point – 5/14/19 - MBES Grade 2 trip to Maine Wildlife Park – 5/28/19 - MBES Grade 3 trip to Swan Island – 6/12/19 - RMS Grade 8 trip to Colby College – 5/8/19 - RMS Virtual Reality Applied Learning Team to MLTI Conf. – 5/23/19
8.6 Executive Session [1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(D)]: Labor contract negotiations Director Jim Grandahl motioned to enter into Executive Session for the discussion of labor contract negotiations. Director Leanne Burnham seconded the motion, voted in favor 10-0. Time in: 6:45 p.m. Time out: 7:17 p.m. Action Taken: None
9.0 ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS - Need joint meeting of RSU 2 Monmouth Building Committee and School Reuse Task Force in June
10.0 ADJOURNMENT Director Lori Umberhind motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:18 p.m. Director Jim Grandahl seconded the motion, voted in favor 10-0.
Respectfully Submitted,
William Zima Superintendent of Schools
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RSU Board Minutes 2018-2019: 5.2.19
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