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Home My WebLink About2014-03-13 School Committee Minutes � � MINUTES BANGUR SCHOOL COMMI'FTEE � REGULAR MEETING 530 p.m.,Thursday,March 13,2014 Schaol Committee Members resen� Chairman Warren Caruso,Marc Eastrnan, Phyllis Guerette, Susan � P Hawes,and Jay Ye.Members Sarah Smiley and Christine Sza[were unable ta attend. A. l.&2. The meeting was called to order by Chairrnan Caruso at 5.30 p.m. and the Pledge of ' Alleg�ance fotlflwed, S�perintendent Webb recommended amending the Agenda to mova voting on the bu@get r filters ta a later time given what she wauld be sharing during the budget update. VOTED 5-0 ta amend the Agenda as presented. i D.2. a. Superintendent Webb introduced City Finance Director Debbie Cyr who reviewed the Bangar � Sehoal Department's partion of the City of Bangor's FY13 audit. �i � Committee Members asked quesdons and thanked Finance Director Cyr for reviewing this 'rnformation and the positive relatianship between the City and the School Department. ;� b. Each year the Superintendent af Schools recognizes nur highest achieving schalars in the senior and sophomore classes. These students elect to talce the most challenging academia =- courses that we offer arid mainCain a grade point average that is outstanding. For seniors, a , minimum af eight Hnnors or Advanced Placement courses mast be taken with an overall — average GPA of 4.0 or higher. This award is added to collegeluniversiry agplieations and is � recognized at gradua#ion. Forty students will receive the Superintendent's Academic Excellence Award for 2U13 2014. Assistant Supetintendent Robert MacDonald read the �- names af the recipients inta the record. c, Superintendent Webb informed the School Cammittee that the Schoal Department had ,,_ received on Munday the 279s witlt the prajected suUsidy.�nfortunately,the City ofBangor is prajected to lose approximately $920,000 in subsidy for the FY15 budget year. , Superintendent Webb then reviewed the draf� budget to date, which has an approximately 3.84%increase at this point. The School Department hgs cut over$1.3 million since the fust — drat� which was produced earlier in January.Given that there is a shortage of revenues and ,� nearly a $�.6 million gap, Superintendent Webb asked for direction fram the Committee. Committee mernbers discussed the budget situatian and Ghairman Caruso reminded members - to review the budget and be prepared to provide direction ta the Superintendent at the Budget Warkshop scheduled for Friday,March?1�`,at 4:00 p.m. � Committee Members asked questians and provided comments about balancing the needs of the School Department and the City of Bangor given the continued shift of respansibility � from the state to the local lev�l. d. Superintendent Webb updated the Committee nn the progress of the inter-local agreement with SPRPCE and the regional schoal units.Attomey Dan 5tackford, of Brann and Isaacson, � has been representing the Bangor School Departmemt and advising the Superintendent on how best to represent Bangor's interests. Snperintendent Webb projected that a vote will be needed on March 26,2014. � � 3 � � � �{` Minutes,Reg�lar Meet�ng,March 13,2414 2. � �� s � � e. �uperintendent Webb reviewed#he PreK and Kindergartcn regislration process that was held � on Maaday 8c Tues�ay,March 3 Sc 4,�fll�, g E. 1. a. 1. VQTED 5-U ta approve the Mianntss of the February 26, 2014 Iteger�ar Schaol Committee o ivleeting. i � �i. 1, �ugerirztendeat We6b recomme�ded the fc�llowing Adminisbratcrr n+amination for the 2014- z �015 schooi year with e one-year prabationary contract: � _ � � Samuel Moring Assistant Prin�ipal 3smes F.L�oughty Schooi c,�.�.Saperit�tendent�lebb recc�mmended approval af Pt�licy ACA��-kt�zing and Policy � � ADC—Tobaca�a Use and Passessian. G ! VOTEI�5-0 tt�a�prave the paticies as presented. I 4 !� ( F. 1. Schovt Camrnittee h+iember Hawes shared that there would be a fuli report on the United ' Technalogy��aard meetings in th�near future. � � School Committee Memb�r Ye sfiated that tl�sre was nathing more to share fram the SPRPCE � meetiag otl�er than the schr�ol systems were co�ntinuing tc�work na the inter-loca!agreement. { 1 � H. l, Chairman Caruso reviewed the importa»t da#es. � J, The me�ting adjoarned at 7:41 p.cn. �I � ! Respec lly submi � Be M.Vitebb,�d.I). Supedntendent of Schoals � � � � � � � �