Minutes Augusta Board of Education Business Meeting
October 10, 2012 7:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers City Center
The following Board Members were present: Chair: Susan Campbell Board Members: Members: Nancy Bernier, Jane Dennison, Willie Emerson, Betty Jo Libby, Kimberly Martin, Laurence Ringrose, Deborah Towle, Katie Vose
The following Board Members were absent: Board Members:
Also present were: Superintendent: Cornelia L. Brown Business Manager: Karla Miller
7:00 p.m.
1. Opening:
2. Call to Order:
3. Pledge of Allegiance:
4. Presentation: A. Theresa Violette and Karen Douglas - Engaging Learners with our Title 1 Programming
5. Approval of Minutes: A. Motion to approve the minutes of the Augusta Board of Education Business Meeting of September 12, 2012 Attachment 1
Move to approve the minutes of Motion: Jane Dennison Second: Deborah Towle the Augusta Board of Education Yeas: Business Meeting of September Nays: 12, 2012. Vote: Motion (Passed/Failed) 7 to 0
1 6. Communications:
7. Resignations and Retirements: None
8. Recognitions: A. Swearing in of Morgan Neill – Student Council representative for school year 2012-2013. Ms. Neill was absent. Swearing in will be moved to the November 14 Board meeting. B. Tom Hinds, selected as the Maine Association of Health, Physical Education Recreation and Dance (MAHPERED) 2012 Teacher of the Year
9. Student Council Report: None
10. Informational Items: A. Fall Coaching Nominations Attachment 2 B. Extra-Curricular Nominations Attachment 3 C. Student Enrollment: October 1st Counts Attachment 4 11. Committee Reports:
A. Finance Committee Report: Mrs. Dennison 1. Finance Committee Meeting Minutes – 10/1/12 Attachment 5 B. Curriculum and Education Committee Report: Mrs. Libby 1. Curriculum and Education Committee Meeting Minutes – 9/10/12 and 10/1/12 Attachment 6 Attachment 7 C. Personnel Committee Report: Mrs. Towle No meeting D. Policy Committee Report: Mr. Emerson 1. Policy Committee Meeting Minutes – 9/12/12 Attachment 8
12. Consent Items: (all matters listed under this item will be considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. A Board Member may ask to have an item(s) removed and considered individually.)
13. Public Comment on Non-Personnel Agenda Items:
14. Unfinished Business:
15. New Business: A. Motion to approve the Comprehensive Education Plan
2 Move to approve the Motion: Jane Dennison Second: Deborah Towle Comprehensive Education Yeas: Plan Nays: Vote: Motion (Passed/Failed) 8 to 0
B. Motion to accept book donations from various publishers for Gilbert Elementary School Library.
Move to approve book donations Motion: Jane Dennison Second: Deborah Towle from various publishers for Yeas: Gilbert Elementary School Nays: Library. Vote: Motion (Passed/Failed) 8 to 0
C. Motion to approve Out-of-State Trip Request for the French Club to travel to Montreal, Canada, in the spring of 2013. Attachment 9
Move to approve Out-of-State Motion: Jane Dennison Second: Deborah Towle Trip Request for the French Club Yeas: to travel to Montreal, Canada, in Nays: the spring of 2013. Vote: Motion (Passed/Failed) 8 to 0
D. Motion to approve an Out-of-State Trip Request for Cony Middle School students to travel to Quebec, Canada, May 15, 16 and 17, 2013. Attachment 10
Move to approve Out-of-State Motion: Jane Dennison Second: Deborah Towle Trip Request for Cony Middle Yeas: School students to travel to Nays: Quebec, Canada, May 15, 16 and Vote: Motion (Passed/Failed) 8 to 0 17, 2013.
E. Motion to approve an overnight trip for Debra Gilbert and 10 students to attend the Skills USA Fall Leadership Conference in Bangor October 26 and 27, 2012. Attachment 11
Move to approve an overnight Motion: Jane Dennison Second: Deborah Towle trip for Debra Gilbert and 10 Yeas: students to attend the Skills USA Nays: Fall Leadership Conference in Vote: Motion (Passed/Failed) 8 to 0 Bangor October 26 and 27, 2012.
F. Motion to approve the Augusta School Department to enter into a municipal lease/purchase with the City of Augusta for a natural-gas boiler(s) upgrade and a solar hot air installation at the Capital Area Technical Center. The amount to be financed is not to exceed $648,737 and the payment terms are not to exceed 20 years.
3 Move to approve the Augusta Motion: Jane Dennison Second: ______School Department to enter into a Yeas: municipal lease/purchase with the Nays: City of Augusta for a natural-gas Vote: Motion (Passed/Failed) ______to boiler(s) upgrade and a solar hot ______air installation at the Capital Area Technical Center. The amount to be financed is not to exceed $648,737 and the payment terms are not to exceed 20 years.
Motion to table approval of the Augusta School Department to enter into a municipal lease/purchase with the City of Augusta for a natural-gas boiler(s) upgrade and a solar hot air installation at the Capital Area Technical Center. The amount to be financed is not to exceed $648,737 and the payment terms are not to exceed 20 years.
Move to table approval of the Motion: Deborah Towle Second: Laurence Ringrose Augusta School Department to Yeas: enter into a municipal Nays: lease/purchase with the City of Vote: Motion (Passed/Failed) 8 to 0 Augusta for a natural-gas boiler(s) upgrade and a solar hot air installation at the Capital Area Technical Center. The amount to be financed is not to exceed $648,737 and the payment terms are not to exceed 20 years.
G. Motion to approve the first reading of New Policies: JJE: Student Fundraising Activities, JJIBC: Relations with Booster Groups, KDB: Public’s Right to Know/Freedom of Access, JJIF: Management of Concussions and Other Head Injuries, JJIF-E: Concussion Information. Attachment 12 Attachment 13 Attachment 14 Attachment 15 Attachment 16
Move to approve the first Motion: Jane Dennison Second: Willie Emerson reading of New Policies: JJE: Yeas: Student Fundraising Activities, Nays: JJIBC: Relations with Booster Vote: Motion (Passed/Failed) 8 to 0 Groups, KDB: Public’s Right to Know/Freedom of Access, JJIF: Management of Concussions and Other Head Injuries, JJIF-E: 4 Concussion Information.
16. Superintendent’s Report:
17. Reports from Other School Officials:
18. Audience Recognition for Non-Agenda Items:
19. Adjourn: A. Motion to Adjourn:
Move to Adjourn. Motion: Jane Dennison Second: Betty Jo Libby Yeas: Nays: Vote: Motion (Passed/Failed) 8 to 0 Time: 8:05 p.m.
Augusta Board of Education Business Meeting November 14, 2012 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers – City Center
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