Agenda
Augusta Board of Education
Business Meeting
February 12, 2014
Pre Board Meeting 6:30 p.m.
Regular Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
City Center
7:00 p.m.
1. Opening:
2. Call to Order:
3. Pledge of Allegiance:
4. Presentation:
A. Supporting Children K-12: Title I and Homeless – Theresa Violette
5. Approval of Minutes:
A. Motion to approve the minutes of the Augusta Board of Education Business Meeting of
January 8, 2014.
Attachment 1
Move to approve the minutes of the
Motion: ______________ Second: ______________
Augusta Board of Education
Yeas:
Business Meeting of January 8,
Nays:
2014.
Vote: Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____
B. Motion to approve the minutes of the Augusta Board of Education Workshop of January 27,
2014.
Attachment 2
Move to approve the minutes of the
Motion: ______________ Second: ______________
Augusta Board of Education
Yeas:
Meeting of January 27, 2014.
Nays:
Vote: Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to _____
6. Communications:
7. Resignations and Retirements:
A. Resignations – None
B. Retirements
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1. Tom Wells, English Teacher, Cony High School
Attachment 3
2. Susan Pattershall, Music Teacher, Cony High School
Attachment 4
3. Nancy Hinds, Title I Literacy Specialist, Gilbert School
Attachment 5
8. Recognitions:
9. Student Council Report: Morgan Neill
10. Informational Items:
A. Extra-Curricular Nomination
Attachment 6
11. Committee Reports:
A. Finance Committee Report: Kimberly Martin
1. Finance Committee Minutes – February 3, 2014
Attachment 7
2. Business Manager’s Report - Month Ending 12/31/13 and 1/31/14
Attachment 8
Attachment 9
B. Curriculum and Education Committee Report: Katie Vose
1. Curriculum and Education Committee, January 27, 2014
Attachment 10
C. Personnel Committee Report: Deborah Towle
1. No Meeting
D. Policy Committee Report: Amanda Bartlett
1. Policy Committee Minutes – January 13, 2014
Attachment 11
E. Other Committee Reports:
1. Facilities Committee Minutes - January 15, 2014
Attachment 12
2. Health Services Advisory Committee Minutes – January 8, 2014
Attachment 13
3. Joint Conference Committee Minutes – February 6, 2014
Attachment 14
4. CATC Advisory Committee Minutes – January 28, 2014
Attachment 15
12. Consent Items: (all matters listed under this item will be considered routine and will be enacted
by one motion. A Board Member may ask to have an item(s) removed and considered
individually.)
13. Board Member Comment and/or Discussion on Non-Agenda Items:
14. Public Comment on Non-Personnel Agenda Items:
15. Unfinished Business:
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16. New Business:
A. Motion to approve a $500 donation from the Estate of Gloria Blanche Campbell for Cony
High School.
Move to approve a $500 donation from
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
the Estate of Gloria Blanche Campbell
Yeas:
for Cony High School.
Nays:
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
B. Motion to approve a donation of a clothes dryer from Phil and Deb Castonguay for Farrington
Elementary School.
Move to approve a donation of a clothes Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
dryer from Phil and Deb Castonguay for Yeas:
Farrington Elementary School.
Nays:
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
C. Motion to approve a donation from Kepware Technologies of $10,600 for technology
for Farrington Elementary School.
Move to approve a donation from
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
Kepware Technologies of $10,600 for
Yeas:
technology for Farrington Elementary
Nays:
School.
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
D. Motion to approve an anonymous donation of $1,000 to the Hussey Elementary School
Library in memory of Jennifer Paquette.
Move to approve an anonymous
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
donation of $1,000 to the Hussey
Yeas:
Elementary School Library in memory
Nays:
of Jennifer Paquette.
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
E. Motion to delete existing policy GCDA: Recruitment and Appointment of Administrative
Positions.
Attachment 16
Move to delete existing policy GCDA:
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
Recruitment and Appointment of
Yeas:
Administrative Positions.
Nays:
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
F. Motion to delete existing policy GCL: Professional Staff Development Opportunities.
Attachment 17
Move to delete existing policy GCL:
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
Professional Staff Development
Yeas:
Opportunities.
Nays:
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
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G. Motion to delete existing policy GCI: Professional Staff Assignments and Transfers.
Attachment 18
Move to delete existing policy GCI:
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
Professional Staff Assignments and
Yeas:
Transfers.
Nays:
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
H. Motion to delete existing policy AFC-1: Evaluation of Professional Staff – Teachers.
Attachment 19
Move to delete existing policy AFC-1:
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
Evaluation of Professional Staff –
Yeas:
Teachers.
Nays:
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
I. Motion to approve the first reading of Policy GCBDB: Professional Staff Extended Personal
Leave without Pay.
Attachment 20
Move to approve the first reading of
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
Policy GCBDB: Professional Staff
Yeas:
Extended Personal Leave without Pay.
Nays:
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
J. Motion to approve the first reading of Policy GCFB: Recruiting and Hiring of Administrative
Staff.
Attachment 21
Move to approve the first reading of
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
Policy GCFB: Recruiting and Hiring of Yeas:
Administrative Staff.
Nays:
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
K. Motion to approve the first reading of Policy GCFB-R: Recruiting and Hiring of
Administrative Staff Administrative Procedure.
Attachment 22
Move to approve the first reading of
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
Policy GCFB-R: Recruiting and Hiring Yeas:
of Administrative Staff Administrative
Nays:
Procedure.
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
L. Motion to approve the first reading of Policy GCI: Professional Staff Development
Opportunities.
Attachment 23
Move to approve the first reading of
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
Policy GCI: Professional Staff
Yeas:
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Development Opportunities.
Nays:
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
M. Motion to approve the first reading of Policy GCOA: Supervision and Evaluation of
Professional Staff.
Attachment 24
Move to approve the first reading of
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
Policy GCOA: Supervision and
Yeas:
Evaluation of Professional Staff.
Nays:
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
N. Motion to approve a Professional Day Request for Deborah Orth to attend the Northeast
Conference on Teaching in Boston March 28, 2014.
Attachment 25
Move to approve a Professional Day
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
Request for Deborah Orth to attend the
Yeas:
Northeast Conference on Teaching in
Nays:
Boston March 28, 2014.
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
O. Motion to approve a Professional Day Request for Tom Hinds to attend a Ropes Course
Practitioner’s Symposium in Brattleboro, Vt. March 1, 2014.
Attachment 26
Move to approve a Professional Day
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
Request for Tom Hinds to attend a
Yeas:
Ropes Course Practitioner’s Symposium Nays:
in Brattleboro, Vt. March 1, 2014.
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
P. Motion to approve a trip request for the State Skills USA Competition in Bangor, March 13
and 14.
Attachment 27
Move to approve a trip request for the
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
State Skills USA Competition in
Yeas:
Bangor, March 13 and 14.
Nays:
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
Q. Motion to approve a Professional Day Request for Paula Bourque to attend a conference on
“Conferring with Student Writers” in Portsmouth, NH, March 5, 2014.
Attachment 28
Move to approve a Professional Day
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
Request for Paula Bourque to attend a
Yeas:
conference on “Conferring with Student Nays:
Writers” in Portsmouth, NH, March 5,
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
2014.
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R. Motion to approve a Professional Day Request for Heather Gauthier to attend a conference on
“Conferring with Student Writers” in Portsmouth, NH, March 5, 2014.
Attachment 29
Move to approve a Professional Day
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
Request for Heather Gauthier to attend a Yeas:
conference on “Conferring with Student Nays:
Writers” in Portsmouth, NH, March 5,
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
2014.
S. Motion to approve a Travel Request for students to travel to Germany June 19 – July 5, 2014.
Attachment 30
Move to approve a Travel Request for
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
students to travel to Germany June 19 – Yeas:
July 5, 2014.
Nays:
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
T. Motion to approve the Gifted and Talented Plan to be included in the Comprehensive
Education Plan.
Attachment 31
Move to approve the Gifted and
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
Talented Plan to be included in the
Yeas:
Comprehensive Education Plan.
Nays:
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
U. Motion to approve the Public Preschool Plan to be included in the Comprehensive
Education Plan.
Attachment 32
Attachment 33
Move to approve the Public Preschool
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
Plan to be included in the
Yeas:
Comprehensive Education Plan.
Nays:
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
V. Motion to approve the additional Math course Introduction to Statistics and Probability
effective school year 2014-2015.
Attachment 34
Move to approve the additional Math
Motion: ____________ Second: _______________
course Introduction to Statistics and
Yeas:
Probability effective school year 2014Nays:
2015.
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
W. Motion to approve the additional 9 week section to the Integrated Science course effective
school year 2014-2015.
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Attachment 35
Move to approve the additional 9 week
section to the Integrated Science course
effective school year 2014-2015.
Motion:
Yeas:
Nays:
Vote:
____________ Second: _______________
Motion Passed/Failed: __ to __
17. Assistant Superintendent’s Report:
18. Interim Superintendent’s Report:
19. Reports from Other School Officials:
20. Audience Recognition for Non-Agenda Items:
21. Executive Session Re: Evaluation of the Interim Superintendent:
A. Motion to enter into Executive Session to consider the evaluation of the Interim
Superintendent pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. § 405 (6) (A).
Move to enter into Executive Session,
Motion: __________ Second: ________
pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. § 405 (6) (A).
Yeas:
Nays:
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: ___ to ____
Time:
B. Motion to exit from Executive Session.
Move to exit from Executive Session.
Motion: ___________
Second: _________
Yeas:
Nays:
Vote:
Motion Passed/Failed: ____ to ____
Time:
21. Adjourn:
A. Motion to Adjourn:
Move to Adjourn.
Motion: _______________ Second: ________________
Yeas:
Nays:
Vote:
Motion (Passed/Failed) _____ to ______
Time:
Next Augusta Board of Education Business Meeting
March 12, 2014
Pre Board Meeting 6:30 p.m.
Regular Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
City Center
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