Draft:  May 21, 2008

                                                            Approved:June 4, 2008                                 

                                                                        School Committee meeting May 21, 2008

                                                                        Under Report of the Secretary

 

 

6:00 pm Executive Session

Consideration and action to move into Executive Session to discuss negotiations with the Portland Administrators’ Association (PAA) and Portland Education Association (PEA) pursuant to 1 MRSA § 405(6)(D).

 

Ms. Thompson moved, Mr. O’Brien seconded and it was voted 7-0 to move into Executive Session to discuss negotiations with the Portland Administrators’ Association (PAA) and Portland Education Association (PEA) pursuant to 1 MRSA § 405(6)(D).

 

At 6:58 p.m., Mr. Caron moved, Ms. Thompson seconded and it was voted 9-0 to come out of Executive Session

 

 Call to Order

 

Pledge of Allegiance

Report of the Chair

 

Report of the Superintendent

  1. Moore Middle School Odyssey of the Mind was recognized for performing a skit that will be taken to the World Competition at the University of Maryland.
  2. Rob Lindsey, along with students Libby Barnes and Emily Waltz, discussed their grant award of $36,000 used for projects such as buying PVC for solar panels, building of Geodesic Dome, compost café waste, and planting trees and vegetables.  Impact is seen in homes and families and on personal conservation and recycling.  Received 2nd place award in the Energy Challenge.

3. Reconnecting Youth presentation  - Diane Tinkham, Amanda Edgar, Students

4. Resignations:  Effective 9/1/08

              Erica Beck Spencer    4th Grade/EECS                         .5                  

              Trevor Slater              Special Ed/Lyseth                   1.0                    

              Maura McDermott     Learning Strategist/DHS           1.0

      5. Retirements  
Administration

Green

Donna

CTS

Director

7/1/08

Verrill

William

Food Service

Director

9/1/08

Russell

Phoebe

Lyseth

Assistant Principal

7/1/08

 

Teachers

Effective 9/1/08

Clancy

Molly

Lincoln

Guidance

 

Messmer

Anna

Reiche

Lit Spec

 

Bouchard

Donald

Multi

Prof Dev Spec

 

Mason

Keith

Lincoln

Social Worker

 

Blouin

Calix Peter

DHS

Teacher

English

Caiola

Michael

Reiche

Teacher

PE

Curran

William

DHS

Teacher

Social Studies

Desmond

Cheryl

Reiche

Teacher

 GRADE 1-2

Dunn

Catherine

PATHS

Teacher

Hospitality

Healey

Valerie

Lyseth

Teacher

Grade 3

Mitch

Lawrence

King

Teacher

Science

Robbins

Brian

Lincoln

Teacher

Computer

Sanford

Karen

Moore

Teacher

Functional Academics

Sontz

Marlene

Riverton

Teacher

K

Thayer

Beverly

Lincoln

Teacher

Grade 6 Science

Wright

Katherine

PHS

Teacher

French

 

Retirements:  Effective 9/30/08

Brown

Harry

PHS

Teacher

Math

 

Report of the Secretary

  1. Consideration and action to approve the meeting minutes of May 7, 2008 meeting.

 

Mr. O’Brien moved, Ms. Minnick seconded and it was voted unanimously to approve the minutes of  May 7, 2008 meeting after corrections are made.  (Students voted with majority).

 

Report of Committees

1.      Policy Committee/Legislative Affairs – Ms. Snyder reported on last workshop and Policy Committee Meeting.

  1. Finance Committee – Mr. Eglinton reported on Finance Committee Meeting last night.
  2. Personnel Committee – Ms. Gramlich did not have meeting tonight so there was no quorum.  She did report on the community dialogs and input regarding the Superintendent Search.
  3. Portland Education Partnership – Ms. Thompson reported on MELMAC Grant and YOUTHINK Summit.
  4. Building Committee – Mr. Caron reported approval of larger sized soccer field.
  5. Other Committees and/or member concerns
    1. Ms. Szanton – reported on Portland High School student council survey
    2. Ms. Thompson reported on King’s Celebration of Learning, Presumpscot Celebration of Learning, 50th Anniversary of Hall
    3. Ms. Thompson requests to put a motion forward for school committee to approve giving $1,500 to Odyssey of the Mind group to go to Maryland.
    4. Ms. Thompson would like to discuss at a workshop exploring Expeditionary Learning and the K-12 progression allowed to students.
    5. Ms. Hopkins reported on the PATHS graduation, public policy presentations at Casco Bay High School, and acknowledged Bill Verrill’s retirement and his work for Portland Public Schools.
    6. Mr. Tingley reported on the Filter Committee at DHS.  They are proposing a policy be established around inappropriate use of technology (i.e., phones, ipods).
    7. Mr. Caron is looking for board members to serve on the Facilities Task force.

 

Consent Items

Interim Superintendent Whynot-Vickers reviewed donations and thanked the contributors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old Business

1.      Consideration and action to approve policy IHBA-Individualized Education Program

 

Ms. Snyder moved, Mr. Coyne seconded and it was voted unanimously  to approve policy IHBA-Individualized Education Program.  (Students with majority)

 

2.      Consideration and action to approve policy IHCDA-Post-Secondary Enrollment Options

 

Mr. Coyne moved, Ms. Thompson seconded and it was unanimously voted to approve policy IHCDA-Post-Secondary Enrollment Options.  (Students with majority)

 

  1. Consideration and action to approve policy JLF-Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect

 

Mr. O’Brien moved, Mr. Eglinton seconded and it was voted 8-1 to approve to approve policy JLF-Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect.  (1 student with majority, 1 student with minority)

 

New Business  

Ms. Thompson proposed a motion for consideration and action to allocate $1,500 from the 2007-2008 school committee contingency fund to Lyman Moore Middle School’s Odyssey of the Mind Team.

 

Ms. Thompon moved, Ms. Hopkins seconded and it was voted 1-8 to allocate $1,500 from the 2007-2008 school committee contingency fund to Lyman Moore Middle School’s Odyssey of the Mind Team.

 

Point of order

Mr. Caron and Ms. Gramlich called Point of Order and requested a motion for  consideration and action to overturn the ruling of the chair with respect to donation made by school committee to support Odyssey of the Mind Team.

 

Motion was overruled with vote of 5-4 (students with majority).

 

Public Comment to motion

 

            1.         Mrs. Katie Mahoney spoke on behalf of the motion to support Odyssey of

the Mind Team with $1,500.

 

Personnel

1.  Consideration and action to approve the Personnel items listed:

Leave of Absence: 

Effective 5/19/08 for the remainder of the 07-08 school year:

Lynn Cuenin                             Grade 5/Reiche                        1.0                  

 

Effective 9/1/08 for the 2008-2009 school year:

Priya Natarajan                        Math/DHS                               0.4                  

 

Mr. Coyne moved, Ms. Snyder seconded and it was voted unanimously to approve the Personnel items listed.  (Students abstained)

 

Committee Focus on Educational Issues  

 

Public Comment Prior to 11:00 PM on any items not on the evening’s agenda

 

Adjournment

 

Mr. O’Brien motioned, Ms. Minnick seconded and it was voted 9-0 to adjourn the business meeting at 9:17 p.m.  (Students with majority)

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Jeanne Whynot-Vickers

Interim Superintendent of Schools