SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT #70 BOARD
REGULAR MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING AND BUDGET ADOPTION
MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2004
7:03 P.M., HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY
Minutes
Present: Board members Asmus, Bruce, Carter, Chamberlin, Cheney, Goodman, Gray, Kaplan, Pilchman, Sachsse; Administrators Gersen, Aubin, Weissmann; and one member of the public.
1. Call to order
Chair Carter called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes
Linda Gray moved and Margaret Cheney seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of November 15, as submitted. Kari Asmus pointed out several minor numerical differences between what was recorded in the minutes as spoken at the meeting and what was in the budget handouts. She offered the following corrections: Item 3a, 2003-04 change $37,087 to $36,241; Item 3a, 2005-06 change $1,029,728 (2.6%) to $1,029,528 (2.5%); and also in the same item, change Hanover’s share to “down” from 30.29%, and Norwich’s share down from “14.64%.”
The Board then discussed whether the numbers in the minutes should reflect what was said at the meeting or be changed by the Recording Secretary to reflect the reconciliation after the fact. Consensus of the Board was to change the minutes to reflect the reconciled numbers. The motion passed unanimously with corrections.
3. Business requiring discussion
a. Update on the implementation of the SAU 70 Curriculum Model - Superintendent Gersen updated the Board on the progress that has been made over the past year on the SAU 70 Curriculum Model and how he plans to fund the development and implementation of assessments in the coming year. He also said that he hopes to identify a Curriculum Leader soon who would come before the Board to detail plans for the 2005-06 school year.
b. Proposed 2005-06 SAU budget - Assistant Superintendent for Business John Aubin reviewed changes to the proposed budget as a result of discussions at the November meeting. He said the total proposed budget is $1,015,567, which is an increase of $11,458 or 1.1% budget to budget. The breakout of assessments to the various districts is as follows:
Dresden’s assessment decreases by $7,798 (share up from 55.07% to 55.21%)
Hanover’s assessment decreases by $7,447 (share down from 30.29% to 30.03%)
Norwich’s assessment decreases by $1,277 (share up from 14.64% to 14.76%)
Board members asked clarifying questions and then discussed the way Hanover’s sixth grade tuition to Dresden is allocated. Mr. Aubin said that after reviewing the method for allocations he agreed that Hanover was being double-counted, and proposed two alternative methods. After discussion, the Board agreed that the allocation should include the Hanover sixth graders in the Dresden School District’s enrollment.
Health Curriculum - Dr. Gersen reviewed the rationale for reducing the $15,000 allocation for the Health Curriculum initiative to $6,000 in 2005-06 and emphasized that this initiative would benefit all SAU #70 schools.
4. Public Hearing on proposed 2005-06 SAU budget in accordance with RSA 194c:10
Chair Carter called the Public Hearing to order saying, “I open the Public Hearing on the budget for the SAU #70 School District in accordance with NH RSA 194c:10. Included in the public packets is a line item budget which contains all purposes and amounts of appropriations to be included for proposed 2005-06 expenditures. A notice for this Public Hearing was published in the Valley News on Friday, December 3.”
Mr. Aubin then reviewed all purposes and amounts of appropriations included in the proposed budget. No public comments were offered.
5. Business requiring action
a. Budget adoption - The Board will be asked to adopt the SAU budget.
Linda Gray moved and John Chamberlin seconded a motion to approve the 2005-06 SAU budget appropriation of $1,015,567. The motion passed 9 yes, 1 no (Goodman).
b. Superintendent’s evaluation - The Board discussed the composition of a standing committee to work with the Superintendent in accordance Policy and Regulation CEI, to prepare an evaluation for the Superintendent by the end of the 2004-05 school year.
Margaret Cheney moved and Larry Pilchman seconded a motion that the current SAU Board Chair and Vice Chair form a Committee to undertake the evaluation of the Superintendent. The motion passed unanimously.
6. Consent Agenda
a. Confirmation of first vote on Policies BCBD, Agenda, and BCBIA, Method of Public Participation in Board Meetings
Margaret Cheney moved and Larry Pilchman seconded a motion to confirm the vote taken on May 10, 2004 approving Policy BCBD, Agenda and Policy BCBIA, Method of Public Participation in Board Meetings. The motion passed unanimously.
7. Adjournment
Kari Asmus moved and Mary Sachsse seconded a motion to adjourn at 8:40 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary B. Davis
Recording Secretary
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