NOT APPROVED
Newfields School Board Meeting –Minutes
In Attendance:
Board Members: Jan Trueman, Mark Bouzianis
Administration: Steve Kossakoski, Dennis Dobe
Board Officers: Carolyn Bellisio Kelly, Maggie Doane
Visitors: Ed Otto, Michael Woodworth, Marianne Klemarczyk
1. Call to Order – The meeting was called to order at 5:38 p.m.
2. Non-public Session – none
3. Approval Of The Minutes
3.1 Mark Bouzianis made a motion to accept the minutes from October 19, 2004. Seconded by Jan Trueman. All in favor.
4. Visitors-
4.1. Ed Oddo- NES Capital Improvement Plan -
Ed provided a draft plan of areas that he recommends the board consider for improvements to the school over the next five years. The items recommended to address first are:
· Asbestos abatement – There is a minor accumulation of asbestos, nothing to be concerned about from a health perspective, but should be managed. The recommendation is not to disturb it and try and remove it in a timely fashion.
· Clean Ductwork – the filters accumulate dirt and dust and need to be cleaned frequently. Cleaning the ductwork might eliminate this.
· Window Replacement – The windows in the old section of the school should be replaced as they do not maintain the heat and are difficult to work with. The recommendation is to start with the basement and older section of the school.
· Replace door locks -
· Replace hot water heater – the current water heater is small, only 40 gallons.
4.2 Marianne Klemarczyk - Marianne asked if exit interviews were held with families that have chosen to withdraw their children from the elementary school. Mr. Dobe replied that he meets with the family’s that make that decision.
5. Business And Financial –
5.1 Monthly financial report - Maggie Doane provided the financial information. The cash on hand to date is $176,379.79. The School Building Fund balance is $4,782.69 and the School Building Maintenance Fund balance is $4,687.17.
6. Curriculum
6.1 Inservice Training of Staff – on Friday, November 12 the teachers had a day of inservice training. They broke out into different groups and each group focused on an activity. Some of the topics were curriculum overview models, working enhancing the book closet, Everyday Math assessment and reporting and study group meetings for literacy and Everyday Math Impact. Improving quality of service to make sure that students are given every opportunity at NES before special education is pursued was also discussed.
7. Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent Report
7.1 SAU Update- Chair meeting Wednesday, November 17th at 5:00 p.m. at SAU. Dr. Kossakoski reported that there is a possible Foreign Language grant for K-5 curriculum. It is being discussed how this can be integrated if the grant funds are made available. Great Bay e-learning Charter School has had over 100 people who have attended information sessions. They have received 50 Applications by November 9th and are opening on January 23rd. The Highschool principal search is still ongoing.
7.2 Enrollment update – Dr. Kossakoski reported that as of the 12th of November school enrollment remains unchanged at 175 students,. There was an addition of a kindergarten student and one enrollment decrease in grade 4.
8. Principal’s Report
8.1 School activities:
§ At the end of October the NECAP pilot was completed by grades 3,4 and 5. The intent of the pilot was to make sure that teachers are familiar with the procedures before going live next fall.
§ Holiday party and parade was held on October 29th.
§ Early release dates of November 10th and 17th for parent conferences.
§ Scholastic book fair will be held from December 1–15 at the school..
9. General Correspondence
9.1 Lawyers are pursuing the outstanding old tuition issue,
10 Personnel
10.1 Teacher contract negotiations – meeting with Newfield’s bargaining unit and should be ready shortly.
11. Building and Grounds
11.1 Parking Lot Update – The parking lot will be discussed at the Planning Board meeting. Dr. Kossakoski will check into the different funding options and if there are additional costs based on bonding options.
11.2 Building Use Request - Ann Mikulich – As discussed in last month’s meeting, Mrs. Mikulich is still interested in running a Jumpstar program for the children with a fee structure of $25 per month per child. There was a discussion regarding the fee structure and the board would like to ask Mrs. Mikulich to provide a proposal of the fee structure that is reasonable and that will enable most children to benefit from the program. The board voted on authorizing Jan Trueman to give permission for school use when fee structure is reviewed as appropriate; said motion made by Mark Bouzianis and Jan Trueman seconded. All in favor.
11.3 Maintenance update – School is in good shape for the coming winter. Mr. Dobe will work on dismantling the green house.
11.4 Capital Improvement update – not completed at this point.
12 Pupil Related Matters - none
13 Board Reports/ Policy
13.1 SAU 16 Chairs meeting update – Jan Trueman stated that this meeting will be held on Wednesday, November. 17 at 5:00 p.m... .
13.2 Newfield’s/SAU Policy Manual – Mark Bouzianis made a motion to approve all excluding DJE. Jan Trueman seconded. All in favor.
14 Old Business –
14.1 Defibrillator – no new information on the defibrillator except that training will be required and the EMT from Exeter Fire Department can provide this training.
14.2 Ball field maintenance – The board still expecting to have a NYAA representative present the maintenance agreement for the fields and expectation of spending for 2005 at the next board meeting.
15 New Business – None
16 Next Meeting - Monday, Dec ember 13, 2004, 5:30 PM.
17 Adjournment- The meeting was adjourned at 6:59 pm. Mark Bouzianis motioned to adjourn first, Jan Trueman second. All in favor.
Respectfully submitted,
Carolyn Bellisio