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September
12, 2007 / Minutes of Regular Meeting Marlow School District John D. Perkins
School, 7:30 p.m.. Present: Also
Present: Marcia
Levesque Donna Chase Jim Chase 1.
Call
to Order: Mr. Scharf
called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. 2.
Approval
of Minutes: A motion was
made by Ms. Tickner to approve the minutes of June 13, 2007 (R) and August 22,
2007 (S). Ms. Tomasko seconded the motion. A unanimous vote in favor was taken. 3.
Hearings of Individuals and/or
Groups: Ms. Levesque asked the Board if there
was an update on possibly sending 6th
grade
students to Keene Middle School. Mr. Scharf replied that this is something that
will be looked into this year but is unsure if a decision will be made before
the March meeting. 4.
Bills
and Manifests: A motion was
made by Mr. Scharf to approve the bills and manifests (ck #
5001105) in the amount of $143.81 and (cks
#5001106-5001132) in the amount of $47,159.19. Ms. Tomasko seconded the motion.
A unanimous vote in favor was taken. 5.
Financial
Report: Mr. Ruehr
presented his financial report showing a net available balance of $189,752.00 as
of June 30,2007. He recommended that we concentrate on the Capital Reserve
Account rather than the Tuition Trust Fund because that account has a very
healthy balance. 6.
Reports: a.
Principal: Ms. Peterson
presented her report. She informed the Board that a couple from Marlow would
like to make a donation to help complete the library project and asked how
donations were handled. Mr. Scharf replied that donations are brought to the
Board, where they will decide if the donation will be accepted. Ms. Peterson
also updated the Board on the current freezer issue. The Board suggested that
nothing be done at this time. b.
Co-Superintendent: Mr. Woolridge
would like to congratulate Marlow for making AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress). He
informed the Board that there would be an SAD Meeting held on September 1 at
CIRTT and the Keene High School Open House will be held on September 18th . c.
Special
Education: None d.
School
Board Members: None e.
S.A.U.
29 Committees: None f.
Technology
Committee Update: Ms. Peterson
updated the Board on the MAPS testing that is taking place in the new computer
lab. She asked that if anyone was interested in serving on the Technology
Committee, to let her know. 7.
Old Business: a.
Other: None 8.
New
Business: a.
Reviewing
the Winchester and Keene School District Tuition Agreement: Mr. Gurney
distributed information and explained that the Keene Board of Education has
asked him to go to town school boards and speak about the renegotiation
agreement and a change. Mr. Gurney congratulated Marlow on how great the
schoolbooks. b.
Community
Use and Rental of School Facilities, Policy #3002, Review: Mr. Woolridge
explained that we review this policy yearly to determine if any changes need to
be made but felt that the policy is pretty current. A motion was made by Mr.
Scharf to approve the Community Use and Rental of School Facilities, Policy
#3002. Ms. Tickner seconded the motion. A unanimous vote in favor was taken. c.
Approve
2008-2009 Proposed Budget Schedule: A motion was
made by Mr. Scharf to approve the 2008-2009 Proposed Budget Schedule. Ms.
Tomasko seconded the motion. A unanimous vote in favor was taken. d.
MRPSOC
Tuition: Mr. Scharf
had this put on the agenda so people knew where we stand. He feels that if we do
this for one, we have to do this for everyone. Mr. Ruehr added that only those
students who attend school here receive funding from the state. Mr. Woolridge
explained that as we prepare for the budget, we will determine what money was
funded by the State. Data is taken from the average daily membership from the
previous year when determining adequacy money. e.
Other: None 9. Future Agenda/s
October Status of Students at Keene High School Mr. Woolridge
explained that Rachael Summe-Leonard, the new blue house administrator at Keene
High School will report on the status of Marlow students. The Board would like
to know if we could find out the status of Marlow students at Keene Middle
School and felt that information would be beneficial. Mr. Woolridge will contact
Larry Adams at KMS to look into this. Ms. Levesque suggested that Marlow students come back and talk to
the Board sometime in October to share their experience at Keene Middle School.
Ms. Peterson will follow up on this. 10.
Non-Public Session - R.S.A. 91-A:3: A motion was made by Mr. Scharf that the Board move into non-public
session at 8:31 p.m. under the provisions of R.S.A. 91-A:3 to discuss staff and
student personnel. The motion was seconded by Ms. Tomasko. A unanimous vote in
favor was taken. Accompanying the Board were Mr. Woolridge, Ms. Peterson and Ms.
Wdowiak. A motion was made by Mr. Scharf that the Board move into open session at
9:03 p.m. A unanimous vote in favor was taken. Mr. Scharf complimented Ms. Peterson on the nice job that she's
done with the school. 11.
Adjournment: Mr.
Scharf adjourned the board meeting at 9:03 p.m. Respectfully
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