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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-05-29 School Committee Minutes � ' MIlVLJTES - BANGQR SCH04L CUMMI'FTEE ' REGULAR MEETING 7:00 p.m.,Thursday,May 29,2Q 14 , Schoal Committee Members present: Chairman Warren Caruso, Marc Eastman, Phyilis Guerette, Susan Hawes and Jay Ye.Members Sarah Smiley and Cbristine Szal were unable ta attend. , A. 1.&2. The meeting was caUed to order by Chairman Caruso at 7:U0 p.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance followed. 3. The Bangor School Deparhment and the Bangor School Committee recogni2ed Mary ' Butfer, a Bangor�iigh School junior, as the 2014 Maine Stackholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP)winner. The national competition will ba held in Virginia in mid-June. This is ' Bangor High School's eighth consecutive state winner of the SJWP. B. Superintendent Webb requested amending the Agenda to remove D2.a. Physical ' Education Assessments Update and to add E.l.a.Personnel Extra Duty Assignments and d.Donations. VOTED 5-0 to arqend the Agenda as reqnested. ' D. 1. a. Superintendent Webb recommended approval af the Bangor High School Fine Arts Academy for implementatiott in the Fall af 2014. � Committee Members asked questions and voiced their support for the Academy. VOTED 5-0 to approve the Fine Arts Academy. � b. Superintendent Webb recornmended naming the James F. Daug�ty School gymnasium, the Robert Kelley Gymnasiurn.In 1991,the newly reno�ated gymnasium at the James F. � Doughty School (JFDS}, then Fi$h Street Jr. High School, was dedicated to Robert Kefley and a plaque was placed autside the gymnssium doors. This plaque still remains outside the JFDS gymnasiiun today.A Committee appraval would formalize the naming ' process and dedicate the James F. Doughty Schoal gymnasium as the Robert Kelley Gymnasium. VOTED 5-0 to apprave the naming af facilities as pressnted. � 2. b. Superintendent Webb shared an update on the FY15 Schaol Department Budget. She reviewed the most recent version of the Maine Departraent of Education's Education ' Funding Law Implementation cBart. Committee Mez�bers z�tade camments regarding the shift from Augusta to the local � taxpayers. a. Superinteudent Webb reparted the follawing retiremen� , Cecile Achey Guidance Counselor Bangor High School ' ' , , Minutes,Regular Mesting,May 29,2Q14 2. d. Superintendent Webb reparted the following reassignmants for the 2414-2015 school , year: Christine Caron from School Nurse, Grades K-3 to (.6) Schoo! Nurse, Grades K-3 and ' (.4)School Nurse at the Bangor Regional Therapeutic Day Program Kristy Danahue from Grade 3 Teacher at Vine Street School to Grade 4 Teacher at Fairmauat Schaoi ' Martha Gladstone fram Kindergarten Teacher at Vine Street Schoal to Grade 1 Teacher at Vine$treet School , Rabyn Pelkey from Grade l Teacher at Abraham Lincoln School to Kindergarten Teacher at Abraham Lincoln Schoal ' Laurie Sproul-Poisson from (.9) Physical Education Teacher at Mary Snow School and (.1) Adaptive Pt►ysical Education Teacher at Fourteenth Street 5choal to Physical Educa�ion Teacher at Mary Snow Schaol ' E. 1. a. 1-2. VOTED 4{Can�so,Guere�te,Hawes,Ye)to 0 and 1 abstention(Eastir►an)to approve the Minutes of the May 8,2014 Special School Committee Meedng. ' Due to lack of a quorum,the May 14,2014 Regular SchooI Committea Meeting Minutes were tabled until the next meeting. ' b. Superintendent Webb recommended approval of the Apri12014 Financial Statement. Committee Member Gaerette asked about the Adult Education revenues. � VOTED 5-0 to apprave the Apri12(}14 Financial Statement as presented. , c. Superintendent Webb recommended the following Extra-Duty Assignments for the 2Q 14- 2015 school yeac: ' Dramatics Coach William S.Cohen School Ashley Itramer Boys'Varsity Soccer Coach Bangor High School William Shannon ia�n,�.��esn� Girls N Basketball Bangor High Schoo! Frederick Lower N ' Committee Member Guerette asked if all nominees were employees of the Bangor School Departmen�Superintendent Webb reparted that two were teachers and William Shannan has been smployed as a caach for the school department for four years. ' VC?TED 5-0 to apprav�the naminations 8s prssented. ' d. Superintendent Webb reported the foAowiag donation: To i�'awaa��st S6h�c�1 frc�� Low�'s Cha�rit�bl� aa�d Edu��.�c�n�l �'o�aad��ioa�, � anonet�rry donatian,having a totel dollar value of$S,OQQ. , To Vine Street Schaol from Maine Education Associatian, books for first grade stc�dents, having a total dollar value of$430. ' VQTED 5-0 to apprave with gceat thanks the donatiqns as presented. � ' Minutes,Regular Meeting,May 29,2Q14 3. ' G. 1. Princigals Ryan Enman, Gary Gonyar, and Paul Butler reported on the Bangor Schoa� Depari�nent's monitaring of academic progress as compared to report card grades. � Committee Members asked questians and made comments al�out the progress. H. 1. Chairman Canaso reviewed the impar#ant dates. ' I. Chairman �aruso tbanked the School Department faculty and staff far their hard work and commented on the end of year stretch. , Committee Member Hawes recognized Andrew Sandweiss, the newly elected Bangor High Sahool Student Council President. , J. The meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.�n. Resp F�y subm ' B sy . .We Ed:D. . ' Sugerinteadent af Schools ' ' � ' ' , ' ' _ ' ' '