Falmouth School Board
Workshop Meeting
Monday, September 6, 2005

1. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Falmouth High School ATM room. Present were Chairman Beppie Cerf, Linda Cote, Karen Farber, Beth Franklin, Scott Lydick, Kathy Hillman-Reed, Mark Terison, Student Representative Chris Murry; Student Representative Rachel Bennett arrived later (after the FHS girls’ soccer match), Superintendent George Entwistle and approximately 10 others.

2. Review of Policies JIC-Falmouth Public Schools Code of Conduct, JICH-Student Drug, Alcohol and tobacco Use, JICI-Extra-Curricular and Co-Curricular Activities Code of Conduct: Ms. Franklin, Chair of the Policy Sub-Committee, discussed the meeting format. The Principal of Falmouth High School, Allyn Hutton, and the Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator, Robin Haley, then provided some background on the Student Drug, Alcohol & Tobacco Use Policy.

After reviewing proposed wording changes, the group agreed to defer the wording revisions to the Policy Subcommittee so that the time could be devoted to more substantive aspects of the policies.

Substantive issues discussed to consensus were:

• Removal of a “knowingly present” clause
• Removal of a note regarding “known offenses” – those occurring outside of the jurisdiction of the schools
• Requiring all FHS students and parents to sign-off on all three policies; all other parents signing-off on the Falmouth Public Schools Code of Conduct with appropriate discussions for elementary and middle school students to be integrated into “code of conduct” work ongoing in each school.

The Policy Sub committee will meet to prepare final policy drafts that will be recommended to the Board for a first reading on September 19, 2005. Ann Chapman (Drummond, Woodsum & MacMahon) will conduct a legal review of the final drafts.

3. Items for Information
a. Richard Veit was hired as long term substitute for Kathy Roberts in gr. 4.
b. Laura Rich (presently an Ed. Tech.) was hired as long term substitute in gr. 3.
c. Mindy Grover was hired as a Literacy Ed. Tech. III at Lunt School.
d. The Monthly Enrollment Summary was included in the packet.
e. The School Roster for 2005-2006 was included for the board’s information.

4. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:46 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

George H. Entwistle 3rd
Secretary

 

 


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