MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING, March 18, 2021
A meeting of the Board of Directors was held virtually at Noble High School on March 18, 2021 at 7:00 pm, with all members present virtually.
Mr. Doiron shared the public input statement.
Public Input for March 18, 2021
Ms Potter made the motion and it was seconded by Ms Corliss to accept the minutes of March 4, 2021 as amended. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.
Moved into the workshop Review of Hybrid plan specifically, increased time for 9-12 grade.
Graduation updates. We are continuing to receive guidance from the state of Maine DOE and we are hopeful for more information in the very near future.
The Board held a second reading of the following policies: AC (R) nondiscrimination/ Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, ACAA(R) Harassement and Sexual Harassment of Student, ACAA-R(R) Student Discrimination and Harassment of Students Complaint Procedure, ACAB(R) Harassment and Sexual Harassment of School Employeess, ACAB-R(R) Harassment and Sexual Harassment of School Employees Complaint Procedure. All are required policies. After some discussion the board decided to table policy AC, to get further clarification on specific language and adjust policy ACAA. Ms Potter made the motion to accept the policies and it was seconded by Mr Doiron. All members voted in favor and the motion was passed.
Employment: New Hires, Retirement and Resignation. Ms Beauvais brought forward the request for a leave of absence for the 2021-22 school year from Katrina Gilbert, a Kindergarten Teacher at Hussey School. Superintendent Beauvais then brought forward, with deep respect and great appreciation the following retirements: Stephanie Harris, Kindergarten Teacher at Hussey School for 36 years. Karen Jennings, Social Worker at Hussey School for 21 years. Susan Hough, Literacy Coach at Lebanon Elementary School for 40 years and Rebecca Good, Physical Education Teacher at Noble Middle School for 37 years. This is a total of 134 years of education service. Mr Doiron made the motion, with much appreciation, and it was seconded by Ms Corliss to accept the retirements. All members voted and the motion was passed. Many thanks to these employees.
Budget Review: Next week will be a budget workshop. A question form has been shared with the Board in preparation of that workshop. This form is for the Board to share, in advance, any questions they may have. The administrators will be remote in case the Board may have any questions.
Educational Programming Updates: Student attendance has been very similar for the past 2 weeks, ranging between 90% -97%. Staff attendance has also been steady at 91%-96%.
Staff vaccination update. About 20% of staff are unable to receive a vaccine here in Maine because they are New Hampshire residents. They are unable to receive the vaccine in New Hampshire because they are educators in Maine. York County EMS is trying to set up a clinic for local residence. Kittery Walgreens is potentially looking into setting up an educational clinic too.
The Superintendent announced that the last school day for the 2020-21 school year will be June 16th, with graduation on June 12th.
Other. Mr Doiron asked about facility usage. Superintendent Beauvais reported that there is a list of groups who are requesting to use the spaces. There are a few questions still regarding bathroom usage and charging of fees.
Ms Schaeffer asked if emails regarding issues that are brought up during public input are considered public and kept somewhere or do they just fall by the wayside. Ms Austin said they still considered public and if requested they would be shared following FOIA guidelines.
Ms Potter made the motion and it was seconded by Ms Corliss to adjourn. All members voted in favor and the motion passed.
Adjourned at 10:00 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Audra Beauvais