Public/Staff: Duncan Love, Peggy Svec, Virginia Walsh Mack-Recording Secretary

Jim made a motion to approve the minutes of May 13, and June 24^th 2008 as presented. Motion approved unanimously.

Joan said she will be looking at policies across the supervisory union over the summer. She is asking a board member from each school to meet with her to work on the policies.

The Chester preschool has received accreditation from the National Association of Education for Young Children for the next five years. Joan said this was all under the leadership of Daryl Houk.

As of June 9^th Cavendish will have 15 preschoolers for next year one of which is a EEE student so there is one vacant preschool spot.

The Vermont School Boards Association put out a publication on how to possibly save energy which Joan forwarded to the principals.

Emails must be archived by law and Joan said CTES doesn’t have a system to do this. Flood Brook is using Learning Networks. Joan said they would like to move forward to use this company as well. The total additional cost to CTES will be $585.22.Dr. Bont made a motion to approve spending an additional $585.22 to use Learning Networks to archive emails for CTES. Motion approved unanimously.

Lauren Baker submitted two Technology Grants for CTES and CAES worth $20,000.00.

Dr. Bont asked if we can follow students’ test scores through high school. Discussion ensued.

PrincipalGeorge handed out the budget summary to the board and discussion ensued. He is still anticipating a deficit.

George said he is looking at ways of conserving energy in the school; for example, the lights, the heat, and teachers consolidating orders.

George said even though CTES reached AYP, as a school, they are not satisfied with the reading scores. Their main action plan is going to be literacy. Discussion ensued.

They had four requests for student interns. George has approved two of them, one in 5^th grade, and one in 4^th grade. Discussion ensued.

Dr. Bont said in light of what happened in Randolph he wanted to know if anything is being discussed in school regarding sexual abuse. George said they cover this in health class. Discussion ensued.

Mike has not heard anything. The Vermont Trust said it will take about 90 days to get a response and if they don’t hear anything they will have to take some action.

Jim said he hasn’t heard anything regarding this and he feels George should be involved. Mike said John has been out of town but he will contact him. Discussion ensued. George said he will follow up with John.

F-11 – Pre-School Tuition: The board reviewed the policy. A deadline date was discussed. The board agreed this will be the first read and they will put this on the agenda for adoption at the next meeting. Discussion ensued.

G-7 – Educational Support SystemJim made a motion to adopt policies F-28 and G-7 as presented. Motion approved unanimously.

Jim wanted to discuss the energy issue. He would like to discuss bussing and possibly change the routes or even go to one bus. George and Mike met to look at the routes and will continue to work on this. They welcomed Jim to join them. Discussion ensued. They will also look at consolidating orders in the supervisory union.

Peggy said in June Donna Bonang and Jennifer Harper were recertified and she showed the board their professional portfolios.


	Cavendish Town Elementary Board Minutes July 8, 2008, 5:00 p.m. Present Board: Mike Ceravole-Chair, Dr. Bont-Vice Chair, and Jim Ballantine, Administration: George Thomson-Principal and Joan Paustian-Superintendent Public/Staff: Duncan Love, Peggy Svec, Virginia Walsh Mack-Recording Secretary Call to Order Mike called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. Approval of Minutes for May 13, and June 24, 2008 Jim made a motion to approve the minutes of May 13, and June 24^th 2008 as presented. Motion approved unanimously. Reports Superintendent Joan said she will be looking at policies across the supervisory union over the summer. She is asking a board member from each school to meet with her to work on the policies. The Chester preschool has received accreditation from the National Association of Education for Young Children for the next five years. Joan said this was all under the leadership of Daryl Houk. As of June 9^th Cavendish will have 15 preschoolers for next year one of which is a EEE student so there is one vacant preschool spot. The Vermont School Boards Association put out a publication on how to possibly save energy which Joan forwarded to the principals. Medicaid has been approved through at least April 2009. Emails must be archived by law and Joan said CTES doesn’t have a system to do this. Flood Brook is using Learning Networks. Joan said they would like to move forward to use this company as well. The total additional cost to CTES will be $585.22.Dr. Bont made a motion to approve spending an additional $585.22 to use Learning Networks to archive emails for CTES. Motion approved unanimously. Lauren Baker submitted two Technology Grants for CTES and CAES worth $20,000.00. Dr. Bont asked if we can follow students’ test scores through high school. Discussion ensued. PrincipalGeorge handed out the budget summary to the board and discussion ensued. He is still anticipating a deficit. George said he is looking at ways of conserving energy in the school; for example, the lights, the heat, and teachers consolidating orders. George said all end of year activities went very well. George said even though CTES reached AYP, as a school, they are not satisfied with the reading scores. Their main action plan is going to be literacy. Discussion ensued. They have 12 students involved in a summer program in either reading or math. The Bullying prevention program is continuing. They are still looking for a bus driver for next year. They had four requests for student interns. George has approved two of them, one in 5^th grade, and one in 4^th grade. Discussion ensued. Dr. Bont said in light of what happened in Randolph he wanted to know if anything is being discussed in school regarding sexual abuse. George said they cover this in health class. Discussion ensued. Board None Committee Reports None Trust Fund Update Mike has not heard anything. The Vermont Trust said it will take about 90 days to get a response and if they don’t hear anything they will have to take some action. Facilities Committee Update on Drainage Issue Jim said he hasn’t heard anything regarding this and he feels George should be involved. Mike said John has been out of town but he will contact him. Discussion ensued. George said he will follow up with John. Policy Revision Review F-11 – Pre-School Tuition: The board reviewed the policy. A deadline date was discussed. The board agreed this will be the first read and they will put this on the agenda for adoption at the next meeting. Discussion ensued. Approval of Policies F-28 – Wellness policy: G-7 – Educational Support SystemJim made a motion to adopt policies F-28 and G-7 as presented. Motion approved unanimously. Other Business Jim wanted to discuss the energy issue. He would like to discuss bussing and possibly change the routes or even go to one bus. George and Mike met to look at the routes and will continue to work on this. They welcomed Jim to join them. Discussion ensued. They will also look at consolidating orders in the supervisory union. Peggy said in June Donna Bonang and Jennifer Harper were recertified and she showed the board their professional portfolios. Executive Session None Adjournment Jim made a motion to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 6:38 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Virginia M. Walsh Mack Recording Secretary