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\paperh15860\widowctrl\ftnbj \sectd \sbknone\linemod0\linex0\cols1\endnhere \pard\plain {\f20 MINUTES\par
MORETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING\par
Regular Meeting:   Tuesday, June 11th 2002\par
5:45pm in the library of Moretown Elementary School\par
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}\pard {\f20 FOR APPROVAL\par
}\pard {\f20 \par
}{\f20\ul Present}{\f20 : \par
Board members - Kent Holden, Wavell Cowan, Deb Hunter, and Karen Horn.\par
Principal - Roberta Barone\par
Superintendent - Bill Riegel\par
Business Manager - Michelle Baker\par
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Meeting called to order at 5:45 PM by Chair, Kent Holden\par
}{\i\f20 \par
}{\f20\ul Superintendent Report}{\f20 :\par
}\pard {\f20 On a motion by Kent seconded by Deb, the meeting entered executive session at 5:46 PM for the purpose of reviewing board, teacher, and staff evaluations of the principal.  The meeting came out of executive session at 6:20 PM.\par
}\pard {\f20      Bill distributed his Comparison of School Climate Surveys (2001-2002) WW Average & Moretown.  Of the 30 categories in the survey, Moretown was rated by its parents within +/- 4% of the WWSU average for 14 categories, exceeded by 5%
to as much as 15% the WWSU average in 9 categories, and fell below the WWSU average by similar amounts in 7 categories. These latter were - The school board sets the right direction for the school - Meals are satisfying and appropriate - A
fter school programs are safe and engaging - PTN meets needs as a partner of the school - Community and parent's events are well organized - Students know what is expected of them - Children are recognized for effort and quality of work.\par
}\pard {\f20      Bill distributed a report on the VSA/VCSEA Annual Spring Conference which he and Michele Fagan coproduced.  Of particular interest was the update from the DoE on the impact in Vermont of the federal no child left behind (NCLB)
initiative. The primary initial impact is a state requirement to use current NSRE scores to identify failed schools receiving Title1 federal monies. Parents of these schools (some 28) will receive notification before the next school year
that they can transfer their students to other schools in their supervisory union with local Title1 money being required to subsidize transportation, and with block grant money following the student.  Although uncertain, it would appear that
current testing routines employed at Moretown will likely satisfy NCLB regulations.  If so, Moretown's current action planning program can continue without disruption.\par
}\pard {\f20\ul Business Manager Report}{\f20 :\par
}\pard {\f20 For information, Michelle distributed summary material on her presentation in respect to the manner in which Harwood, WWSU and Waterbury/Duxbury costs are assessed to their constituent towns.\par
}\pard {\f20     Michelle distributed the latest }{\f20\ul Moretown financial statements}{\f20 .  These were in accord with recent projections, showing a small budget surplus for the school year.  Michelle requested that the board arrange to approve
 board orders at the end of June to facilitate year end accounting work.  Kent indicated that this would be done.\par
     Michelle presented a written review of efforts in respect to }{\f20\ul comprehensive insurance coverage}{\f20 .
 She is currently working closely with Stowe Insurance agent and Poulos Insurance agent to find suitable insurance coverage to replace policies with the bankrupt Legion Insurance Co.  Her current best es
timate of the outcome is that insurance rates might well be double the rate of the old Legion policies.  This would mean a FY2003 over budget expenditure for Moretown of about $4,000. \par
     Michelle presented information on }{\f20\ul fuel oil bids}{\f20  for FY2003 from S.B. Collins and from Bournes. On a motion by Karen seconded by Deb, the recommendation that the low bid
 from Bournes (fixed prepaid of $0.841 per gallon for 8600 gallons) be accepted was unanimously approved.  This might well result in a budget saving of some $1,500 unless a particularly cold winter is encountered.\par
     Michelle presented information on }{\f20\ul audit bids}{\f20  from Angolano & Co. and from Sullivan & Powers.  On a motion by Wavell seconded by Deb,
Michelle's recommendation that the low bid from Angolano ($1,950 for 2002, and $2,100 for 2003 and 2004) be accepted as a three year contract was unanimously approved.\par
}\pard {\f20      Michelle distributed a memo in respect to }{\f20\ul FY 2003 IDEA B Funding}{\f20  (federal special education)  providing the latest estimates for FY2003 as a $28,526 flow through grant and a $3,879 pre-school grant
 for Moretown, based on the established method of distribution to the towns of the WWSU.  On a motion by Karen seconded by Wavell
this local education agency plan (LEAP) for Individuals with Disabilities Act, Part B, Part 2 for FY2003 was approved and the chair of the WWSU board was authorized to sign the document on behalf of the Moretown board.\par
}\pard {\f20 \par
Bill Riegel and Michelle Baker departed the meetng at 7:10PM.\par
}{\f20\ul \par
Approval of Minutes}{\f20 :\par
}\pard {\f20 Wavell moved the adoption of the minutes of the regular May 14th board meeting.  The motion was seconded by Deb and approved. On a motion by Kent seconded by Deb the Notes fom the May 11th Moretown School Board Retreat
 were approved for inclusion in the official public records of the board.\par
}\pard {\f20\ul Board Orders}{\f20 :\par
}\pard {\f20 Upon a motion by Deb seconded by Wavell the following board orders were unanimously approved for payment:  Board Orders #53 for $47,747.37;  #54 for $43,847.29;  #56 for $45,675.35.\par
}\pard {\f20\ul Tuition Policy}{\f20 :\par
A policy statement on the tuitioning of non-resident students made available by our lawyer, Liz Grant, was reviewed.  It implied that a school board has wide discretionary powers in deciding whether an applicant should be accepted or not.  K
ent requested that Deb liaise with Roberta using this information to produce a draft policy plus a procedure for Moretown which should be e-mailed to board members for comment\par
}{\f20\ul Policy Review Program}{\f20 :\par
Kent requested that all board members should in the future respond to material submitted by e-mail for review, even if only to indicate that they were satisfied and had no comments.\par
}\pard {\f20      Based on information presented in the minutes of the May 14th board meeting final draft policies for C3 - C6 will be produced by Deb Hunter.  In addition, based on comments submitted by e-mail as well as the discussion
 of this meeting, Deb will similarly produce final draft policies for C7 - E1.  As completed, Deb will e-mail these final drafts to board members for comment.  The board was also assigned to review policies E2 - F6 and submit comments to the list serve
before the next board meeting.\par
}{\f20\ul Executive Session}{\f20 :\par
}\pard {\f20 On a motion by Kent, seconded by Karen and unanimously approved the board moved into executive session (8:08 PM) for the purpose of discussing teacher and staff contract negotiations. The board came out of executive session at 8:20 PM.
\par
}\pard {\f20\ul Principal's Report}{\f20 :\par
Roberta circulated a few pieces of student work from the recently offered after school art and writing program.  She then summarized new approaches she plans to institute for the next school year.\par
}\pard {\f20 1.  A new service delivery model will be introduced for high needs special education students in grades preK through 2. This  program is based on a communication model called "Floor Time" and will respond to the  primary needs of these
children. All high needs special education students will come together each afternoon to receive intensive play based facilitated communication skills using both oral and sign language.  These students will be paired with play partners
, regular student volunteers who have normally developing language skills.  Although this model is essentially cost neutral, Roberta believes it will provide students with effective and appropriate instruction tailored to individual needs.  \par
}\pard {\f20 2.  Roberta shared her desire as well as that of the faculty, to create a daily schedule where teachers and students could have longer blocks of uninterrupted instructional time.  Two changes for next year are planned\par
a.  General music will be provided to each class for one 45 minute block per week rather than the two 30 minute blocks of the past.  This mirrors the art schedule and will ensure greater consistency in the schedule as well as
fewer interruptions to core areas.\par
}\pard {\f20 b.  The second change will see all instrumental music lessons for 5th and 6th graders moved to after school.  In order to reduce inconvenience to working parents, an after school study hall will also be offered and will end at
5:30pm.  Roberta hopes that an added benefit to this change will be that students will arrive home with their lesson AND their homework completed.\par
}\pard {\f20      The board expressed strong support for both these initiatives.\par
}{\f20\ul Health and Prevention Curriculum}{\f20 :\par
}\pard {\f20 On a motion by Wavell seconded by Kent and unanimously approved, the board instructed its representative at the proposed end-of-June meeting of the WWSU executive committee to vote in favor of adopting the proposed Health and Prevention C
urriculum.\par
}\pard {\f20\ul Formation of the Washington West Education Association (WWEA)}{\f20 :\par
}\pard {\f20 On a motion by Kent seconded by Wavell and unanimously approved, the board indicated its support for the proposed merger of the Valley Association and the Waterbury/Duxbury Education Association
 into one labor organization (the WWEA) affiliated with the Vermont NEA for purposes of collective bargaining and general workplace advocacy.\par
}\pard {\f20\ul Goals Etc. for WWSU}{\f20 :\par
}\pard {\f20 At the proposed end-of-June meeting of the WWSU executive committee discussion will be held on prioritizing proposed goals for superintendent and WWSU as per list submitted by Laura Titus.  It was agreed that Karen who will attend
this meeting and knowing the general sentiments of the board, will use her good judgement to best support a positive outcome.\par
}\pard {\f20\ul Old Business}{\f20 :\par
}\pard {\f20 A piece-meal after school program initiative is to be coordinated by Amy (representing the PTN) and Deb as the front person for the school board to be built around the new Barone initiative in respect to music and art.\par
}\pard {\f20      Kent asked Deb to call Doug Reed and inform him that she is the school board representative on the Recreation Committee and to enquire as to what is happening.\par
}\pard {\f20      Roberta's collation of the results from the student created student survey will be presented at the July meeting of the board.  \par
}{\f20\ul Adjournment}{\f20 :\par
On a  motion by Kent seconded by Deb the board meeting was adjourned at 8:50 PM.\par
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APPROVED\par
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Date:  __________________              _________________________________________\par
}\pard {\f20 \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab Wavell Cowan - Board Clerk}\par
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