Cavendish Town Elementary School Board Minutes
February 13, 2007, 6:00 p.m.
Present
Board: Mike Ceravole-Chair, Dr. Bont-Vice Chair, Mark Huntley, Jessie Goodman and Jim Ballantine
Administration: Ed Brown – Superintendent, George Thomson – Principal
Public/Staff: Duncan Love and Peggy Svec
1. Call to Order: Mike called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes of January 16 and January 30, 2007: Dr. Bont made a motion to accept the minutes of January 16 and January 30, 2007 as presented. Mark seconded. All approved.
3. Reports:
a) Superintendent: Ed said they have hired a principal at GMUHS named Jerry Griffin. The committee agreed unanimously to hire him. Discussion ensued.
b) Principal: George passed out budget summaries to the board. They put a freeze on expenditures. Any spending must go before the board. He discussed expenses and revenues. Discussion ensued. George was asked to look into trust funds and find out what the restrictions are. There is the Bloomenshed fund with $2,200.00 in it and there are no restrictions. Jim had asked about the funds to pay for the stove. George went over the other funds, their restrictions and the amounts in the accounts. Jim made a motion to take the interest of $2,200.00 from the Bloomenshed fund and put it toward the stove. The stove cost $2,825.00. Jesse seconded. All approved. George went over the NECAP test scores. George
talked about the sports programs. Tomorrow is a “snow day”. George is having shoulder surgery on Friday of vacation week. The water situation is working well and they are grateful to the Rotary. The informational meeting on the water system bond is Monday, February 26th at 6:30 p.m. Discussion ensued.
c) Board: The GMUHS informational meeting is February 27th, 7:00 p.m. at Green Mountain. Jim wishes Peggy a very Happy Birthday.
d) Committee Reports:
4. Staff Presentation: Postponed until the next meeting.
5. Food Committee: They are calling it the Wellness Committee. They met and are putting together a wellness policy. They had a very good discussion.
6. Preparation for Town Meeting: The board is “on” first at the meeting. They have to explain the deficit. They are publishing the Supervisory Union in the budget. Ed said they had a maternity leave and they had to estimate the assessments a year in advance with no figures. Ed said Meredith will be here to explain the deficit. The deficit is $17,169.00. Mike said they are going to present the budget in totals and then take questions. Discussion ensued. Ed said they should have a motion to approve the budget then take questions from the floor.
7. Other Business: None
8. Executive Session (If Necessary)
9. Adjournment: Dr. Bont made a motion to adjourn. Mark seconded. Meeting adjourned at 6:40p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Virginia M. Walsh Mack
Recording Secretary