GRAND ISLE SCHOOL BOARD

MEETING MINUTES

Monday, May 14, 2007

Board attending:

Herb Durfee, Scott Brown, and Beverly Gover.

Others in attendance:

Richard Taylor, Brenda Juaire and Becky Turner

Proceedings:

• HD called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m.

Adjustment of Agenda:

• Add open positions under Superintendent’s Report
• Add school year class schedule under Board Discussion
• Add teacher contract request under Board Action.
• Add Personnel matter to Executive Session

Approval of Minutes of April 23, 2007:

• HD moves to adopt minutes of March 26, 2007 as amended, SB second at 7:40 p.m. – GC

Members of the Public – For Items Not on the Agenda: None

Superintendent’s Report:

• Joan Sutherland, Senior Administrator is leaving her GISU position.
• Business Manager interviews; 11 or 12 applications received; good pool of qualified candidates; RT will narrow down to one or two candidates and inform GISU Board within 10 days.
• Advertisements out for curriculum coordinator to sustain and not implement new procedures. Discussion and questions. HD asked RT to check with Louise Koss regarding salary base issues.

Principal’s Report:

• Emergency building repair – Hall ceiling is fixed.
• Draft school year class schedule. TW is working with teachers on it. TW reconfigured schedule so Algebra will be offered; straight grades with two kindergartens and two fifth grades.

Board Discussion:

• Annual meeting with teachers went well.
• Summer meeting agenda items – one meeting a month possible.
• Support staff, para, nurse, custodial staff etc., discussion to open. Needs to be on agenda for the summer meetings. November we should be notified and open negotiations as contracts run through June of 2008.
• Next meeting will be June 11, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. Remaining summer months the meeting schedule will be June 25, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. to be followed by the GISU meeting @ 7:00 p.m.; July 9 at 7:00 p.m.; August 13 at 7:00 p.m. August 29 is the first student day. Regularly scheduled meetings will begin on September 10 and September 24, 2007.

Board Action:

• Approval of Bills for Payment – 8:40 p.m. SB made a motion to pay bills in the amount of $90,929.00 2^nd by HD. – GC.
• 8:45 p.m. a motion by SB and 2^nd by BG to authorize the Board Chair to sign bills during the summer months. – GC
• 8:50 p.m. a motion by HD and 2^nd by SB to approve and sign the FY08 Support Staff contracts. - GC

Executive Session:

• 9:05 p.m. – HD moves to enter Executive Session regarding contractual matter of personnel, to include RT and Brenda Juaire, 2^nd SB – GC.
• 9:27 p.m. HD moves to exit Executive Session 2^nd SB – GC.
• 9:28 p.m. HD motion to approve a contract extension no later than June 1, 2007 for Gail Sanford 2^nd SB – GC.

Board Correspondence/Sharing:

• A letter of resignation, dated May 12, 2007, from Stephanie Taylor, Library Specialist was read. The Board regretfully accepts the letter of resignation. Motion by HD and 2^nd by SB – GC. The board is saddened but glad for the advancement of Mrs. Taylor’s career. HD wanted to put it on record that Mrs. Taylor was extremely instrumental in the contract negotiations this year. Her many other qualifications and talents will be greatly missed at the Grand Isle Elementary School.

Agenda Building:

• Support Staff master contract
• H.526 discussion

9:30 p.m. HD moved to adjourn.