Caribou School Department
School Board Minutes

September 7, 2005

 
   


The Caribou Board of Education held its bi-monthly meeting on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.  Those present were board members Scott Willey, Katherine Anderson, Jeryln Williams, and acting Chair, Kent Forbes.  Mr. David Keaton arrived beginning with agenda item # 7.  Chairwoman, Dale Gordon, was excused from this meeting. 

On a motion by Jeryln William, seconded by Katherine Anderson, it was unanimously approved to revise the agenda by moving agenda item number 8 to number 6 and agenda item number 6 to number 7. 

Payrolls were signed. 

There were no public comments. 

On a motion by Scott Willey, seconded by Jeryln Williams, it was unanimously voted to approve the minutes of the August 17, 2005 meeting. 

The superintendent informed the Board that he had hired the following staff members. 

  • Kelly Myrick, CACDC Educational Technician

  • Steven Gray, Caribou Technology Center Ed Tech

  • Jody Cyr, Hilltop Elementary School Playground Aide

  • Lisa Collins, Caribou School Department’s Nursing Department Secretary

  • Wanda Theriault, CHS French Club Advisor

  • Carol Thibodeau & Alana Margeson, CHS Junior Class Advisors 

Nomination:

  • On a motion by Katherine Anderson, seconded by Scott Willey, it was unanimously voted to elect Barbara Finley as the CHS Librarian. 

On a motion by Jeryln Williams, seconded by Katherine Anderson, it was unanimously approved to realign guidance staff to include:  PK-6 Elementary Guidance to Pk-4 Guidance and PK-12 Home School Coordinator to 5-12 Home School Coordinator. 

On a motion by Scott Willey, seconded by Katherine Anderson, the request by Mrs. Brenda Jepson to allow students from the Video Productions Program to attend the Governor’s Trade Mission to France was denied by a unanimous vote. 

On a motion by David Keaton, seconded by Jeryln Williams, it was unanimously voted to keep the harvest recess as scheduled. 

Ms. Susan White, Middle School Principal, presented an updated status report and plans on Caribou Middle School’s Adequate Yearly Progress.

A motion by David Keaton, seconded by Jeryln Williams, to table the remaining agenda items except for the first item under executive session passed unanimously. 

On a motion by David Keaton at 8:15 p.m., seconded by Jeryln Williams, it was unanimously voted to enter executive session to consider the readmission of an expelled student pursuant to 1 M.S.R.A. 405 (6) (B). 

Upon returning to open session at 8:40 p.m., a motion by David Keaton to readmit a student to the Caribou School System upon successful application to the Alternative High School Program passed unanimously. 

A motion by David Keaton, seconded by Jerlyn Williams, to adjourn passed unanimously at 8:43 p.m. 

Respectfully submitted,