Kensington School Board
Unapproved Minutes of meeting on September 9, 2004
Approval of minutes is an agenda item at the Board's monthly meeting
Board Members Present: Dana Donovan, Alice Mower
Administration Present: Paul Flynn, Barbara Switzer
At 6:45 board members reviewed, and then signed the monthly manifest. At 7:03 p.m. Ms. Donovan called the meeting to order.
Approval of the minutes, June 9 and August 19, 2004. Ms Mower made a motion to approve the minutes of June 9 and August 19. Ms. Donovan seconded the motion. Both members voted in favor.
Visitors: Ms. Brockelbank, President of the PTO, updated the Board on a variety of upcoming PTO activities (wrapping paper fund raiser, book fair, family night, winter wonderland, enrichment and volunteer programs). She also informed the Board that the hot lunch program is scheduled to begin the first week in October.
Principal's report. Ms. Switzer informed the Board that the opening of school went very smoothly. She indicated that school's start time and dismissal time were adjusted by 5 minutes each. The start time is now 8:40 a.m and the dismissal time is 3:10 p.m. It is expected that these adjustments will have a positive impact on the school's transportation system. Enrollment for 2004-2005 is roughly the same as last year. School opened with 194 students. These totals will likely change by a couple of students throughout the year. Ms. Switzer informed the Board that three students will be attending the new Charter School and one or two more are scheduled to be home schooled. Ms. Switzer reviewed the school's September calendar emphasizing that September15 is "Curriculum Night". Other curriculum topics such as Every Day Math, Responsive Classroom techniques on the playground, and bullying were also discussed. A copy of the student/parent handbook and the faculty handbook were distributed to Board members. In closing Ms. Switzer requested Board approval for two field trips. One for Ms. Roffman's and Ms. Mosher's class and one for Ms. Lawler's and Ms; Kilcoyne's class. Ms. Mower made a motion to approve the field trip requests. Ms. Donovan seconded the motion and all present voted in favor.
Associate Superintendent's Report: Mr. Flynn updated the Board on a number of activities taking place throughout SAU 16. He mentioned that the next Chair's meeting is scheduled for September 15 and that the Joint SAU Board will be meeting on September 20. Mr. Flynn discussed a number of personnel changes throughout the SAU for 2004-2005. He also mentioned that Mr. Heald, Principal of Exeter High School, will be retiring at the end of the 2004-2005 school year. Mr. Flynn outlined the process that will be followed to hire a successor to Mr. Heald. An update on the new high school project was presented as was a recap of the KES addition. Mr. Flynn asked Board members to develop some key Board goals for 2004-2005. These goals will be discussed at the next meeting. Ms. Mower mentioned that she would like to see a school wide recycling program revisited. This topic may be incorporated as one of the Board's goals.
A series of updated policies were presented for a second reading. These are basically existing policies that have been updated to conform to changes in the law and to become more consistent SAU 16 wide.
No other business came before the Board. Ms. Mower made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Ms. Donovan.. All voted in favor. Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Submitted by: Paul Flynn.