Business Meeting

1. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Falmouth High School ATM Room. Present were Chairman Beppie Cerf, Steve Brinn, Linda Cote, Kathy Hillmlan-Reed, Truth Holden, Susan Nevins, , Mark Terison, Student Representatives Chris Murry and David Sinnett, and Superintendent George Entwistle and approximately 10 others.

2. Adjustments to Agenda: Superintendent Entwistle added two items under 4a – Appointment of John P. Flaherty as one year Resource Room Teacher in Middle School, and Appointment of Craig Shain as grade 6 teacher in the Middle School.

3. Comments from the Public: There were none.

4. New Business
a. Consideration of the Superintendent’s nominations as follows:
1. John Flaherty – Mr. Brinn with a second from Mr. Terison moved the Board appoint John G. Flaherty as Principal of Lunt School for the 2005- 2006 school year. The Board approved the motion 7-0.
2. Karen Boffa – Mrs. Hillman-Reed with a second from Mrs. Nevins moved the Board appoint Karen Boffa as the Principal of Plummer-Motz School for the 2005- 2006 school year. The motion was unanimously approved.
3. Kathryn Bacon – Mrs. Holden with a second from Mrs. Hillman-Reed moved the Board approve Kathryn Bacon as a one year grade 2 teacher for the 2005-2006 school year. The motion was approved 7-0.
4. Cathlyn Langston – Mr. Brinn with a second from Mrs. Holden moved the Board approve Cathlyn Langston as a one year grade 1 teacher for the 2005-2006 school year. The motion was approved 7-0.
5. Margaret Robinson – Mrs. Nevins with a second from Mrs. Cote moved the Board approve Margaret Robinson as a long term substitute grade 2 teacher for the period 8/29/05-2/25/06. The Board approved the motion 7-0.
6. Rose Hartnett – Mrs. Nevins with a second from Mrs. Holden moved the Board approve Rose Hartnet as a grade 5 teacher for the 2005-2006 school year. The motion was approved 7-0.
7. John P. Flaherty – Mrs. Hillman-Reed with a second from Mr. Brinn moved the Board approve John P. Flaherty in the one year position as Resource Room Teacher in the Middle School covering a sabbatical. The motion passed 7-0.
8. Craig Shain – Mr. Brinn with a second from Mrs. Holden moved the Board approve Craig Shain as a grade 6 teacher for the 2005-2006 school year. The motion passed 7-0.

b. Consideration of 2005-2006 Schedule C Leadership Structure: Mrs. Nevins with a second from Mrs. Cote moved the Board approve the 2005-2006 Leadership Structure as presented. The motion was approved 5-2 (Holden, Cote). An error was detected in the proposal for Lunt School. This specific item (nominating an Ed. Tech.) will be eliminated.

c. Consideration of recommendation from Finance Committee to seek a State waiver to increase lunch prices for grades 1-8 from $1.60 to $1.75. Upon motion duly made and seconded the Board voted 7-0 to seek a State waiver to increase lunch prices for grades 1-8 from $1.60 to $1.75.

5. Old Business
a. Calendar distribution: A final revision of the 2005-2006 calendar was included for the Board. The October Early Release day was moved from October 13 to October 12.

Adjournment: The Business Meeting was adjourned at 7:44 p.m.

Workshop Meeting

6. Recognition
a. The Robotics Club
b. Middle School Students:

7. Policy Work Updates
a. Chemical Health Policy:
b. Nursing/Health Policies

8. Retreat/Summer & Fall Schedule: Superintendent Entwistle provided a tentative schedule for this summer’s retreat.

9. Board Self-Evaluation
a. Code of Conduct/Meeting Evaluation Tool
b. 2005-2006 Structure
c. Budget Process Debrief

10. Program Review:
a. CP1/CP2: Mrs. Hutton provided an update on CP1/CP2
b. 8th Grade Algebra:
c. Study Halls: At the request of Superintendent Entwistle, Mrs. Shupe examined study halls at the High School and presented her findings to the Board.

11. Items for Information
a. A Copy of “Board and Administrator” was provided to Board members.
b. Preliminary information on the Fall Conference was distributed to the Board.

12. Adjournment: On a motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn and the meeting was adjourned at 10:45 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

George H. Entwistle 3rd
Secretary

Last Updated: 8/22/05

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