School Board Minutes of Regular Meeting January 2010
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January 13, 2010 / Minutes of Regular Meeting / Marlow School Board / John D. Perkins School, 7:30 p.m. Present: Joseph Scharf, Board Chair Ernie Perry, Board Member Stephanie Tickner, Board Member Marcia Levesque, Board Member Ken Dassau, Board Member Phyllis Peterson, Principal Wayne Woolridge, Co-Superintendent of Schools Tim Ruehr, Business Administrator for Towns Jill Wdowiak, Recording Secretary
Also in Attendance: Josh Conley
Nancy Tomasko 1. Call to Order Mr. Scharf called the School Board meeting to order at 7:33 p.m. 2. Public Input Ms. Tomasko voiced her concerns
regarding the need for two full-time aides with our low student enrollment.
She feels that it is money that can be redirected to perhaps train our
staff in multi-age/multi-grade teaching. Ms.
Tomasko inquired about the restructuring of classrooms for next year and would
not like to see one teacher with the same group of students for four years.
Mr. Conley shared the same concern.
Mr. Scharf replied that in his opinion, he would agree that a teacher
should not have the same group of students for that number of years. 3. Approval of Minutes A motion was made by Ms. Tickner to
approve the board minutes of November 18, 2009
(R). Mr. Perry seconded the
motion. A unanimous vote in favor
was taken. 4. Bills and Manifests A motion was made by Mr. Scharf to
approve the bills and manifests (cks # 5001908-5001925) in the amount of
$18,336.80 and (cks # 5001928-1950) in the amount of $282,387.21.
Ms. Levesque seconded the motion.
A unanimous vote in favor was taken. 5. Financial Report Mr. Ruehr distributed his financial
report for the Board to review. The
financial report shows a negative balance of -$7,198.00 as of January 13, 2010. 2010-2011 Budget Work Session –
Mr. Ruehr distributed and reviewed the Marlow 2010-2011 School Administration
Budget Overview showing a total budget amount of $1,588,992.00, which represents
a 6.98% increase from the 2009-10 budget. He
explained that tuitions are the real driver in this budget. Mr. Ruehr distributed a list of
possible cuts that can be made to the 2010-2011 budget.
Discussion ensued. The Board
and Mr. Ruehr reviewed the budget line-by-line and made budget adjustments.
A motion was made by Mr. Scharf to approve the 2010-2011 Marlow Budget at
$1,565,792 as amended. Ms. Tickner
seconded the motion. A unanimous
vote in favor was taken. Mr. Scharf asked Mr. Ruehr to
evaluate the tax impact on this district as it compares to the rest of the
state. Mr. Ruehr will do his best of
get this information and will get back to the Board. 6. Reports a. Principal – Ms. Peterson presented her principal’s report and
informed the Board that she has been working closely with Mr. Woolridge on the
budget. She also shared with the
Board that N.H. Fish and Game would be visiting the school to present artifacts
and knowledge about our schools’ outdoor environment. b. Co-Superintendent – Mr. Woolridge reported to the Board no
students were absent for five or more days from Keene Middle School or Keene
High School. He distributed his
January blog to the Board and also updated them on legislative issues. c. School Board Members – None d. S.A.U. 29 Committees – None 7. Old Business a. Other - None 8. New Business a. Other – None 9. Future Agenda/s February - School Calendar 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 10:23 p.m. under the provisions of
R.S.A. 91-A:3 to discuss student personnel.
Ms. Tickner seconded the motion. A
unanimous vote in favor was taken. Accompanying
the Board was Mr. Woolridge and Ms. Peterson. Mr. Dassau made a motion for the Board to return to open session at 10:28 p.m. Ms.Levesque seconded the motion. All in favor 5-0. 11.
Adjournment Mr. Sharf adjourned the Board Meeting at 10:28 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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