GRAND
ISLE SCHOOL BOARD-MEETING MINUTES
MONDAY 12
DECEMBER 2005-7:01PM
BOARD ATTENDING:
Herb Durfee, Ira Trombly,
Becky Turner, Scott Brown
OTHERS ATTENDING:
Dick Taylor, Brenda Juaire,
John Poljacik, George Nelson, Bev Gover, Cheryl Vantine
PROCEEDINGS:
HD-CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:01PM
ADDITIONS
TO AGENDA:
John
P. presentation
Budget-George
Nelson presentation
PREVIOUS
MINUTES:
28 NOVEMBER
7:05 PM- HD moves to accept
as amended- BT 2nd-GENCON;
JOHN P.
PRESENTATION: SOCIAL STUDIES
-An audit-GISU Committee
& Individual Boards
-A $400,000-500,000 Grant
being pursued;
-INSERVICE WORKSHOPS
ANALYSIS
-117 employees
participating;
-5 workshops;
-$5000 cost to local
Districts.
GEORGE
NELSON: BUDGET PRESENTATION
-Noted as a 1st
pass: "the ink is still wet";
-Act 68 Update: Tax Rates Proposed
RESIDENT 1.02 .99
NONRES 1.51 1.48
BASE ED PAYMENT 6975 7330
IMPACT 2.14 1.98
IF NO CHANGE 2.06 2.02
$11700 excess spending
rate-set for 06-07;
if more is spent then 2x the
difference has to be raised;
$10036: GI THIS YEAR.
FY 05 AUDITORS DRAFT
REPORT:
$105,324 Balance
$109,551 Spent
-4227 To start this year
It was noted at this time
that additional Budget material will be presented at the 28 December meeting
including the Instructional component to presented by RT.
GN to have budget revisions
1 Jan.
7:25PM-Cheryl asked if the
cost per pupil was known-GN stated that this will not be known until January.
George reviewed some
assumptions made in the creation of the draft budget:
-Health Care 12% {turns out
to be 9% actual};
-Dental 5%
-Staffing continues as-is.
GEORGE
NELSON: CONTINUED
At this time ensued a Tab
by Tab overview of the Budget Binder with commentary by GN and questions from
the Board. Highlights as noted below.
-GN-this is a Functions
& Objects Analysis-Function first then Object
-HD asked if the object
analysis was in process-YES
Tab D: Overview explained;
-Spec Ed will be reviewed & more properly allocated;
-Debt Service goes down: chip trailer paid off
School bond refinanced;
Tab J: Secondary Tuition: $112,000 Budgeted
$104000 Actual
Tab N: GISU Allocation: $
470000-each town portion based on student count ergo GI @
27.5%=$129495
Herb asked if Health Care @
9% will bring budget below $4 million-No.
Herb inquired re 5th
grade enrollment projections in light of faculty request for an additional
teacher;
Herb suggested a Public
Information Hearing on the Draft Budget;
George noted that 26 January
is the Budget Drop-Dead day-therefore 9 Jan was suggested for the public
hearing;
George has an Act 68 Power
Point Presentation;
9 Jan was agreed as Public
Presentation Day.
PRINCIPALS
REPORT:
ACT 250 APPLICATION FOR 2
ADDITIONAL HOUSES AT HATCHERY SITE:
-Potential 4 students;
-School does have the
capacity.
-G-11 ok;
-Long Term Substitute for
Laura O’Brien on maternity leave-a well qualified (30 yr experience at Essex
school system)- standard contract to be used;
9:03PM-HD moves to accept-BT
2nd-GenCon.
-Request for executive
session-student issue;
-Assessment: GIS did
demonstrate Adequate Yearly Progress-93% DRA.
PRINCIPAL
SEARCH:
-Discussion of contract
terms & line item review;
-Ira noted that VT State
Employees receive 12 vacation days; does bereavement come out of sick time?
-Professional Expense
Account-reduced to $0 from $700 previous;
9:22PM-Board agrees to use
the Contract Proposal as working draft for negotiations;
SEARCH COMMITTEE
APPOINTMENTS:
FACULTY: Deb Bedrin, Judy Tiplady, Dorothy
Sacca-Alternate;
STAFF: Deb Dionne;
STUDENT: Michael Gover;
HS STUDENT: None at this time;
PARENTS: Ellie Paradee, Teri Geney;
AT LARGE: Lauren Bartlett, Michael Inners.
9:33PM-Ira moves to accept
applicants & that the teachers’ alternate can represent teachers in the
event that another cannot; HD 2nd-Gencon.
PRINCIPAL
SEARCH CONTINUED:
-Discussion of missing High
School rep-
-RT noted that 15 is an odd
number.
-Herb felt that the overall
Committee should select the Chair;
-RT emphasized that the GISB
should lead the parade
PAYMENT OF
BILLS
9:46PM-BT moves to pass
payment of $ 73,922.71-Ira 2nd- GenCon.
9:45PM- Ira moves to enter
executive session-HD 2nd.
10:06PM- Herb moves to leave
executive session-Ira 2nd.
NEXT
MEETING:
28 DECEMBER-7PM
GEORGE NELSON BUDGET
PRESENTATION CONTINUES-BRING YOUR BINDERS!
10:06:30PM-MEETING ADJOURNED BY
GENERAL CONSENSUS