GRAND
ISLE SCHOOL BOARD-MEETING MINUTES
MONDAY 28
NOVEMBER 2005-7:03PM
BOARD ATTENDING:
Herb Durfee, Ira Trombly,
Becky Turner, Pat Parker, Scott Brown
OTHERS ATTENDING:
Dick Taylor, Brenda Juaire,
Stephanie Taylor, Dorothy Sacca, Barb O’Donovan, Missy Rexford, Cathi Wiest
PROCEEDINGS:
HD-CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:03PM
ADDITIONS
TO AGENDA:
Grant
from the Snelling Center
PREVIOUS
MINUTES:
14 NOVEMBER
One name change revision-
7:05 PM- Becky moves to
accept- Ira 2nd-GENCON;
ELF
PRESENTATION: BARB & MISSY
PRESENTATION HANDOUT
DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD MEMBERS
-Note that this for 06-07
SY;
-2 Program coordinators
need+10 parent volunteers.
Ira asked if VINS set the
$1100/$2100 funding split-Yes;
Herb asked if this was an
annual amount-Yes;
More towns participating
lowers the price;
Becky asked if the book was
available-yes-Scott had a copy;
ELF
PRESENTATION CONTINUED: BARB & MISSY
The VINS program can be
adjusted to fit a school;
HD: do older students miss
something at start-up?
RT: yes but hard to evaluate
empirically;
Barb noted that new parent
volunteers are needed each year;
PP: Is the $1100
consistent?-Missy: there has been one increase in 7 years-next year goes up 5%;
Preliminary Application
due 15 Jan-Final App due 15 Mar;
BT: how long does a program
last? Missy: Can stay a long time in a school;
SB: How are volunteers
solicited? Missy: already good response;
HD: What is the teacher
response? RT-high level of interest-teachers have been requested to add $200 to
their budgets; momentum is developing!
SB: Does the program take
place during regular class time? Missy: Yes-1-1.5 hr/mo-coordinated w/classroom
teacher;
HD: TYVM for a good
presentation; budget process begins next month-stay tuned.
UAPK
PRESENTATION-CATHI WIEST:
DIRECTOR OF EARLY
CHILDHOOD PROGRAM
-Information file provided
w/overview of programs-EEE/EEI;
-GI is only town in county
w/o UAPK;
-Brief history discussed;
-Benefits are documented;
-~15 students in GI;
-Medicaid start-up funding
available;
UAPK
PRESENTATION CONTINUED:
HD: Budget Question;
RT: Slight increase;
CW: Rearrangement of
schedule/time/school allocation possible;
BT: How are students
evaluated?
CW:
Testing/Surveys/Transition Activities w/K teachers; no long-term test results
in Vermont but documented in other states;
CW: Would a community
Q&A be a good idea?
HD: Yes;
HD: Should this be put in as
a Budget Line Item?
RT: Yes-for auditing
reasons;
CW: Is there a timeline for
Board decision?
PP/BT: Wait for budget;
RT: 3rd week
January;
IT: Meeting w/interested
parents a good idea;
HD: TYVM-a good
presentation.
PRINCIPALS
REPORT:
5TH GRADE
ISSUES:
-Size; In middle school?
DOROTHY SACCA
PRESENTATION:
-Handout provided;
-Teaching pace has slowed;
-This years 5th
grade is making the transition very slowly-not ready;
-Smaller classes better;
-A 5th grade
teacher for next year a good idea;
North Hero Tuition Students
could leverage another teacher;
Considerable Q&A
discussion ensued;
HD: Asked for options/budget
concerns; TYVM;
PRINCIPALS
REPORT CONTINUED:
ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS
ASSESSMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
To be released tomorrow;
FACULTY/STAFF PRIN SEARCH
NOMINEES
TEACHERS: Deb Bedrin &
Judy Tiplady
STAFF: Deb Dionne
FYI ITEMS:
-Erin Suprenant Classroom At
Sea funding request is coming up;
-Don’t forget Meeting
W/Faculty: Wed 215.
SIDE
NOTES:
The Board expresses much
appreciation for the 496 lb of food donated to the South Hero Congregational
Church Missions Board for the Islands Food Shelf.
8:54PM-Ira moves to adopt
the 2nd reading and the adoption of POLICY G-11-hd 2ND-GENCON;
-RT distributed revised page
2.
PRINCIPAL
SEARCH:
HD: -Process on schedule
-1st Dec Mtg- appointments will be
made;
CONTRACT TERMS DISCUSSION
ENSUED
-1 year to start/2 year
probational;
-# work days discussed;
-#vaca days discussed;
-Salary range
discussed-$55-60,000
TO BE CONTINUED…………
PAYMENT OF
BILLS
9:57PM-BT moves to pass
payment of $ 27,611.26+$884.29-Ira 2nd- GENCON.
SNELLING
GRANT APPLICATION :
-System
Changes-"Bottom-Up" philosophy;
-Improve school performance;
RT: This is in place at ILM
& NH;
HD: Should we apply?
RT: Yes-Futures;
HD: Can it help w/principal
search?
RT: No-but the School Boards
Association can provide facilitation-see Winton Goodrich;
IT-More on this next
meeting.
NEXT
MEETING:
12 DECEMBER-7PM
GEORGE NELSON BUDGET
PRESENTATION
10:06PM-MEETING
ADJOURNED BY GENERAL CONSENSUS