Tuesday, April 17, 2007 – 7:00 PM
Roy Morrisette Alumni Room – Exeter High School
PRESENT: Sally Oxnard, Kris Magnusson, Ray Trueman, Kim Casey, Patty Lovejoy, Townley Chisholm, Tomasen Carey (7:45 PM), Barbara RigordaEva and EHS representative John Atsalis
ABSENT: Lucy Cushman
ADMINISTRATION: Arthur Hanson, Tom O’Malley and Victor Sokul
1. CALL TO ORDER: Chair Oxnard called the meeting to order at 7:04 PM followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Board members introduced themselves.
2. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC INPUT: Carolyn Hazekamp and Marilyn Decker, both of Stratham, requested that Exeter High School offer Advanced Placement Calculus next year. Nathan Merrill, Stratham, requests that further discussion take place during the 2007-2008 school year regarding the Math Focus Group Report. He suggests that a comprehensive review of the K-12 math curriculum take place.
3. CHAIR’S REPORT
3.1 Round Table on Future Board/Administration/Teacher Discussions: The board discussed the following for potential future board meeting agenda items: teacher representative on the board as a non-voting member; having CMS English and science teachers speak to the board about mixed ability grouping and also having CMS teachers talk about strategies for helping students who are not making AYP; further discussion on transitioning from eighth to ninth grade; discussion on a “community service requirement” for graduation; review the “senior year”; investigate potential of offering more math instruction at CMS; further explanation on various types of block scheduling and a potential survey to see if students do as well with block scheduling as they do with the conventional period scheduling; board responsibility versus micromanaging; further discussion on the best way to offer Family Consumer Science and Tech Ed with a potential of surveying students to gather their input; and examine during the 2007-2008 school year options for A/P Calculus students.
3.2 Best Educational Practices: see agenda item 3.1
4. SUPERINTENDENT/ADMINISTRATION REPORT
4.1 Nominations and Resignations: On the recommendation of the superintendent, motion by Ms. Casey, seconded by Ms. Lovejoy, and board voted 7-1 (Magnusson) to deny with regret the extended one year leave of absence request by Marigen Delgadillo in her eighty percent (80%) Spanish position at Exeter High School.
5. SAU 16/ERCSD COMMITTEE REPORTS
5.1 SAU 16 Technology Committee – Met March 30th – Superintendent: Superintendent reported on the Technology Committee meeting: discussed were technology support issues, the IT and SPDC move to the Tuck Learning Campus; the SAU 16 WebCT license; PowerSchool; professional development opportunities; digital portfolio timelines; ICT standards and the Internet Safety course opportunities that will be presented to students, staff and communities in all SAU 16 towns.
5.2 SAU 16 Policy Committee Meeting – Met April 16th – 7:00 PM – Motion by Ms. Lovejoy and seconded by Ms. RigordaEva and unanimously voted to approve the following policies: IHBBA – Limited English Proficiency Instruction; KB – Title I Parent Involvement in Education; and LEB – Advanced College Placement. The following policies will come forward to the first meeting in May for a second reading; BG – Board Policy Development; EGA – Appropriate and Acceptable Computer, Network and Internet Use; KDC – Website Publishing Policy; EGAD – Copyright Compliance; EHAA – Computer Security, E-Mail, and Internet Communications
5.3 SAU 16 Chairs Meeting – Met April 4, 2007 – 5:00 PM – Chair Oxnard: Chair Oxnard reported on the April 4th SAU Joint Chairs meeting where the discussion centered on: superintendent’s search; superintendent’s evaluation; SAU Committees; renovation of Tuck Learning Campus for the SAU offices; and chairs heard reports from HR, Fiscal, Technology and Research.
5.4 SST Governing Board – Met March 26, 2007 – Ms. Casey/Superintendent: Superintendent reported on their March 26 meeting where they discussed: the building project; the projected 2007-2008 enrollments; the programs were removed from probation due to enrollment; and the current enrollment.
5.5 Great Bay eLearning Charter School – Next meeting April 19, 2007: No report
5.6 SAU 16 Superintendent Search Committee – Next meeting April 18, 2007: No report
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
6.1 March 27, 2007 and April 10, 2007 were approved with corrections.
7. NEW BUSINESS: None at this time.
8. OLD BUSINESS: Further discussion of the A/P courses and in particular, A/P Calculus, took place. Ms. Magnusson distributed an article on advanced placement for the board to read. The superintendent urged the board to follow the recommendation of the high school administration and math LAL to not offer A/P Calculus next year because of the lateness of the request and to have it as a goal to study this issue in 2007-2008.
9. NON-PUBLIC SESSION: None at this time.
8. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Mr. Trueman, seconded by Ms. Casey and unanimously board voted to adjourn at 9:31 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Arthur L. Hanson
Superintendent