Thanks to Misty Bushee. these approved minutes are very timely. – Lil
FALL MOUNTAIN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Board Meeting
Fall Mountain Regional High School Library
Monday, September 9, 2013
Chair Mary Henry called the meeting to order at 6:32 PM. In attendance were Andy Collins, Mary Henry, Linda Christie, Gabe St. Pierre, Jim Elsesser and John Streeter. Also in attendance were Lori Landry and Jamie Teague.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion: (Streeter/Christie) to approve the minutes from the Monday, August 26, 2013 public session. Passed unanimously
Motion: (Streeter/Christie) to approve the minutes from the Monday, August 26, 2013 non-public session. Passed unanimously
REPORT OF ADMINISTRATORS
Superintendent Landry provided the board with an update on the DOE Monitoring/Priority school visit. Alstead is making steady progress and continuing the transformational model.
Ms. Landry also provided an update on the SWIFT initiative. A committee will be coming to visit on September 18th for a tour of Charlestown and on October 3rd, a statewide meeting will be held at the DOE. This will give us an opportunity to meet with other districts involved.
Ms. Landry reported the eight teacher candidates for National Board Certification have met a couple of times. She stated that she has spoken to the commissioner that informed her that only two teachers in the state of New Hampshire are National Board Certified and that she is proud and excited to help our district with the process in any way that she can. John Streeter asked about the grade levels of the teachers that are applying. Ms. Landry stated that they are at every level and throughout the district. Mr. St. Pierre commended the Teachers Union and Negotiations committee for their role in this process.
Chair Henry recognized Jamie Teague who informed the board that the district has a large surplus of funds in the areas of employee healthcare, out of district tuition and larger than expected revenues. Ms. Teague explained that $250,000 would go into the HS Capital Reserve Fund, $250,000 would be split among the five towns Capital Reserve based on ADM. The remainder would be used to offset appropriations for taxes in each town.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Chair Henry recognized Brandon Hill, Teacher Representative who provided the board with an update on happenings throughout the district.
Chair Henry introduced and welcomed Simon Pierpont the 2013-2014 Student Representative. Mr. Pierpont provided the board with student feedback on the 1:1 initiative and how it is working so far. He also discussed the new TEAM advisory and explained to the board how it worked.
Gabe St. Pierre reported that RVTC would like to host a satellite meeting. Mr. St. Pierre requested that the FMRSD guidance department be invited to attend the satellite meeting. The board members were excited about the idea and are looking forward to it.
Gail Rowe reminded the board that there would be an informational meeting on September 16th at 7:00 PM regarding the Vilas Renovation Project.
NEW BUSINESS
Motion: (Elsesser/Christie) to approve an unbudgeted request for a Classroom Paraprofessional, Vilas. Passed unanimously
Motion: (Elsesser/Streeter) to approve an unpaid leave of absence for Lisa Therrien, AAA School Nurse. Passed unanimously
Motion: (Elsesser/St. Pierre) to approve the following resignations:
Kate Boardman, Permanent Substitute-WES
Suzanne Chamberlain, Paraprofessional-CMS
Lisa Mulhearn, Math Team Coach-WES
Laurel Smith, Paraprofessional-NCCS
Lauri Abbott-Guidance Counselor-AAA
Passed unanimously
Motion: (St. Pierre/Christie) to approve a conditional contract for Laurel Smith, Paraprofessional, NCCS effective September 10, 2013. (S10/C3) Passed unanimously
Motion: (Streeter/Christie) to approve the following co-curricular contracts:
Marilyn Ferreira, Math Team Coach, WES
Mitch Harrison, MS Football Assistant, FMRHS
Tammy Vittum, Professional Development Chair
Tammy Vittum, Preschool Coordinator
Passed unanimously
Motion: (Collins/St. Pierre) to approve the following Sunday Events:
Sunday, September 29, 2013-Westmoreland Soccer Tournament (CMS/WES)
Sunday, October 13, 2013-Bellows Falls Fireman’s Parade (FMRHS)
Passed unanimously
A brief discussion ensued regarding policy on Sunday events.
Motion: (Collins/Elsesser) to approve the following Sunday Events:
Sunday, December 8, 2013-Winter Concert (FMRHS)
Sunday, May 18, 2014-Spring Concert (FMRHS)
Failed-1:4 (Collins, Christie, Streeter/Elsesser)
Tom Ronning agreed to go back and discuss alternatives to the Sunday dates requested per the boards request.
Motion: (Streeter/Christie) to approve amended policy GBCD-BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND CRIMINAL CHECK for second reading and adoption. Passed unanimously
Motion: (Streeter/Christie) to approve amended policy GBCBC-CHILDREN IN THE WORKPLACE for second reading and adoption. Passed unanimously
Motion: (Streeter/Christie) to approve amended policy ECAE-SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS for second reading and adoption. Passed unanimously
Motion: (Streeter/Collins) to accept the Treasurer’s Report for period ending September 9, 2013.
Payroll: $686,967.96
Accounts Payable: $111,897.90
Passed unanimously
Motion: (Streeter/St. Pierre) to accept the DOE 25 and MS 25 for signature as presented. Passed unanimously
OTHER
Gabe St. Pierre commended the Varsity Boys’ Football team for a game well played Friday evening.
Motion: (Elsesser/Collins) to enter into non-public session under RSA 91-A:3 (a)(c). Passed unanimously
The board entered into non-public session at 7:47 PM.
The board exited non-public session at 8:47 PM and resumed public session.
Motion: (Elsesser/Christie) to accept the apportionment “scale” for signature as presented. Passed unanimously
Respectfully submitted,
Misty D. Bushee
School Board Clerk
The Walpolean 
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