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BANGC?R SCHOOL COMMITTEE
f" REGULAR MEET�NNG
�� 7:04 p.m.,Tuesday,January 22, 2(�42
Abraham Lincoln School
Schaol Cammittee Members presen� Chainnan Martha Newman, Phyllis Shubert, Susan Garlisle, James
Cox, George Eaton II, Christine Szal,and EIIen Tabin.
The zneeting was called to order at'7:0�p.m. The Pledge of.Allegiance follQwad.
A. 1. VC}TEZ3 7-0 to approve the mi�.utes c�f the Regular Monthly Nleeti�g of January 7, 2002 and the
Special Meeting of January 14,2002. �
B. There were no aud'zence requests for informa�on.
C, Superintendent Robert Ervin reported on four zneetings:
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I. with Chairman Martha Newman, Mayor Crawley, and City Manager Ed Barrett to discuss
� issues of mutual concerri and develap political support for city initiatives
2. with Comxnittee 1vlenzber Phyllis Shubert and area Senators to discuss pendi�g educatio�.a1
n3atters pending in#he leb slature
� 3. with Chairman�'�tewman,the City Council, and area legislatoxs tfl discuss Bangar priorities in
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the legislature, and,
4, attendance with Chaisman Newman and municipal affieials at the Taxatian Committee's
hearing on the 1% local optian sales tax
Commit�ee Mexnber Susan Carlisle reported that the United Technologies Ceriter had received a
�404,000 grant froln tb� federal gavernzxient ta implement a c�.rriculum on Phc�tc��.ics
Technolagy. She camplimented the continued fine work af the LJTC faculty.
C. l. Superin.tendent Ervin introduced the isnplementa.tion of two new aspects of the 8angor School
Departn�ent's curriculum on the PreventiQn of Substance Abuse. As part of the Depaxtmeut's
ongoing curriculum xeview, and in responsa to su�gestions that had grown out of community
meetings, the need to ad.d units of sLudy at key poinfis was recognized. Tt was recognized that new
currfculuxri needed to reinfarce lcnowledge and attitudes with sequential treatment in each grade,
to integrate nevv units into the academic structure of the �isting prograin, and to engage students
in activzties that would cause them ta consider the ccinsequences of their decisians. Dr. 1V.fuxray
Shulma�n reported on the Chemical Health units of the si�;th and seventh grades and presented the
new biolagylchemislry ur�it on the Science of Addiction. Teacher Martin 4'Connell., who leads
high school implen�:entatian, discussed seven units with such topics. as "The Effects of Abused
Sul�stances on Neuratransmissian", "T�e Effects af Drug Abt�se 4n the Developing Fetus", an.d
"Organic Fw�ctional Groups on Molecules of Abused Substances."
Superintendent Erviz� presented a prelimiriary overview af state suppart for education. Having
received the�st subsidy xeports for$aalgor, he reported that the overall state increase in GPA of
� �.34°l0, t7nder the propased distribu�ion fosn7ula, wc��aS.d result in a $220,664 increase in the
�� Fotandation Allocation and a negative $71,716 in Debt Service for a net increase to Bangor of
$148,948 or 1.38°�0 over the previaus year, The iverease for�e previaus year was$34 3.,�48.
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The�`Y03 irrcrease wi1�have lit�le effect an an increasin� budget a�.d forces any increases o�to
� the local buflget. Sangar's xeduction is the latest in a long trend af shrin.tcing state support. Wh.'sle
�, the FY43 Expenditure Budget was under construction, he predacted that the state's continued
failure to fund G1'A at statutary levels would laave severe consequences in the FY03 Budget.
Of greater immediate concern was a recent proposal by the�ommissioner to shift part af the eost
of educating state agency clients to local budgets. Currently state agency clients are fc�lly fianded
, by t1�e state. The efFect of this proposal on the Bangor School Department will be devastating-
; When aslcecl,he staxed that the cost would be $100,004. (A subsequent xecalculation of the impact
includin�regic�nal pragram students shows the impact closer to $200,Q00.} He characterized thzs
developinent as a cl�ar abandonn�ent af a group of children who are defenseless and requare
special educatianal at�ention. Committee Member Shubert described the potential irnplicatzans
involving high-risk students returned to communities because progran7s developed in ot�er
1ocalities could nc�t be financially supparted. He will develop a position statement vvith the
Penquis Superintendents' Association and testify at t3ie Appropriatians hearing sch.eduled far
Friday, Tanuary 25,2002. T7ocuxrients will be developed for Iegislators to illustrate local iznpact.
3. Superintendent Ervin recom�nnended acceptance of the follr�wing Gift:
To William S. �ohen School, frarn Mrs. Ellie Pancpe, seventsen autagraphed, hardcover books
by Cyntllia Voight,with a total dollar value of�340
V4TED'7-0 to accept the gift as presented. '
E. l. Superintendent Ervin recommended First Readin�a�prova.l of�the fcillowing palicies:
' �, a. GCEA Substitute Coinpensatian Ca�npensation Guide(Revised)
b. GDB-9 Supplemental Compensa�ion Guide(Revised}
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VOTED 7-0 ta grant�`irst Readin�approval to Policies GCEA and GDB-9.
F. Superintandent Ervzn recom�lended approval of the Deceznber 20(�1 Financial St.a.ternent and the
November and December Budget Transfers.
VQ'I'ED 7-0 to accept the financial reports as pxesented.
G. There were no questions or comments from members of the public.
H. C?n a mation from Ivlember Shubert, seconded �by Member Carli.sle, the Committee vated
unanimously to enter Executive Session for i:he puxpose af discussing Teacher Negotiations. The
Cammit�ee entered Executive Sessio�. at 8:35 p.m. and refiu�ned to Regular Session at 9:35 p.m..
There was no action taken.
The meeting adjaurned at 9:3b p.m,
Respectfully submitted,
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��. Robert Ervin,Ed.D.
� Superintendent of Schools