GRAND ISLE
SCHOOL BOARD-MEETING MINUTES
WEDNESDAY 26 APRIL
2006-7:03PM
BOARD ATTENDING:
Herb Durfee, Becky Turner, Ira Trombly, Becky Turner, Scott
Brown
OTHERS ATTENDING:
Dick Taylor, Brenda Juaire
PROCEEDINGS:
SB-CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:13PM
ADDITIONS TO ADGENDA:
Destination Imagination Presentation
APPROVAL
OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
7:14PM: 22 March-PP moved-BT 2nd-GC;
DESTINATION
IMAGINATION PRESENTATION:
Bea Shumway & Val
Hunter summarized the DI program & its history at GIS, stressing the value
to the participants. This years winning team has been together 4 years and has
worked up through the system-a well earned win & opportunity to go to the
Global Competition in Knoxville-funding support requested from GISB.
Description of trip requirements & fund-raising activities to date. Minimum
4 parents need to go.
Ira mentioned the joint
House/Senate Resolution recognizing the GI winning team 2 yrs ago.
IT-noted that DI is not in
the budget.
RT-never has been although
an underspent line item, eg 11610, can be used;
IT- $2400 is ok;
Discussion of amounts;
7:33PM-IT moves to
allocate $2500 to applied to make up the difference between what is fund-raised
and the total required-the balance to be held in the PTA-DI account for next
year-HD 2nd-GC-SB abstains.
Discussion re accompanying
adults, chaperone policy; background check process enables school insurance to
apply. RT will provide chaperone policy.
PRINCIPALS
REPORT
NECAP RESULTS-were due in Dec-arrived in March-start-up year
issues;
Discussion of stats: Math
a bit better than Reading-both comparable to State Means;
-Writing is clearly
deficient in 5th & 8th grades-this is addressed in
the Action Plan/GISU Focus Group;
RT has further score
breakdown in his office;
Discussion re including
NECAP results in Town Report.
SUBSTITUTE PAY
Judy Duval is a Permanent
Substitute- currently @ $60/day-request to increase this to $65/day;
IT-are there deficit
issues if we do this?
HD-does she attend
Inservice & Staff Meetings?
RT-yes;
7:42PM-IT moves to approve
the increase requested-PP 2nd-GC.
RT MAY SCHEDULE
-West Coast obligations-unable to attend either May GISB mtg;
-re 8 May:
-Laura O’Brien will have a presentation on job-sharing-she wants to
split her job with another Social Studies teacher-this can be beneficial if
both get along;
IT-What about Staff
Meetings?
BT-Health Insurance?
IT-prorated per contract;
HD-could a student teacher
be utilized?
RT-noted GI & college
semester schedules could be problematic;
HD-could Laura get us some
info ahead of nxt mtg?
IT-beware of implications!
SB-more details needed-RT
indicated they will follow;
-VSBA-survey requested;
NEW TEACHER UPDATE
-ad has been placed-30
applicants so far!
PRINCIPALS
REPORT CONTINUED
NEW PRINCIPAL UPDATE
-Troy has sold 1 of 2
houses;
-will be in town 13 May
& at school 15-16-17;
-involved w/new teacher,
class configuration, scheduling, County Admin Team mtg;
-planning to go to VT Math
Retreat;
-mid-June arrival
expected.
HD-inquired re SHEP?
RT-there is interest in
enrichment & also past programs for kids w/unique abilities & skills:
Focus Room, eg, for 6-8 kids at a time; full-time program was
well-regarded;-this is a good concept needs a deliberate process to (re)initiate;
invite the parent to the 22 May mtg;
IT-inquired re Math
League-RT-its no longer operational.
note: GRADUATION IS WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE 7PM
HD-inquired re cell phone policy?
RT-explained necessity-there have been a couple of
“incidents”…
HD-suggested that perhaps the Handbook could be updated.
GISU UPDATE
-HS student tracking info
not yet available;
RT-dropout rate is known
but not performance;
-Karen Reinhart is
staying;
-FUTURES COMMITTEE
discussed results of survey;
NOTE: NEXT GISU FUTURES MTG IS
TUES 16 MAY 7PM AT NORTH HERO
IT-could talk to the ED
COMMITTEE re process for School Consolidation & report on this at nxt GISB
mtg;
GISB ACTION ITEM
Judy Tiplady is requesting
a CONTRACT EXTENSION-she is looking for a full-time position at one school;
8:56PM-IT moves to extend
contract by two weeks-HD 2nd-GC.
PAYMENT
OF BILLS
8:57PM: $ 88,488.52- BT
moves-PP 2nd-GC;
MISC
ITEMS
GISB MEETING W/FACULTY
-WEDNESDAY
24 MAY 2:30-4:00PM
SCHOOL CALENDAR DISCUSSION
HD- noted that 4 extra ˝
days per John P. are not on proposed calendar-?
RT-calendar author;
IT-calendar not yet
finished.
9:13PM MEETING ADJOURNED