Government Oversite

Welcome to the Joint Milton and Wakefield NH School Board meeting from 5/29/13. The boards met at the Paul School Library, 60 Taylor Way and began at 5:00pm. For information about both schools, visit the School Administration Unit, SAU64 website here: http://sau64.org/paul-school/


00:20 Review of previous meeting minutes;


07:20 Approval of holiday schedule for SAU 64; motion and vote for SAU 64 holiday schedule;


08:55 Financial statement, expense report by Andrew D'Agastino- SAU 64 Financial officer; Sig Grant; revenue statement;


11:07 professional growth plan changes, Mary Wilson gives report; administrator evaluations; specialist evaluations; student objective rubric; SLO Student Learning Objectives; NH network; announcement that the personal growth committee was filmed by NH Network for the educator effective learning path; explanation what the NH network is; title 2 money funding; certifications;


22:38 Discussion of Common Core; NH College and Career Readiness Standards; NH Frameworks; Smarter Balance Consortium; discussion of mandates and State standards; concerns over Common Core; discussion of waiver from No Child Left Behind; local control/ state control/ Federal- National control; discussion of standards; development of national curriculum; assessments; http://www.commoncore.org/;


38:38 Standards based report card; timeframes; professional development;


40:55 Student services end of year report; staff training; new preschool teacher; new psychologist; Mrs. Bordeau- catastrophic aid section 402 training; responsive instruction network presentations; drop out prevention activities behavior; professional management development; indicator 13; Policy Committee support; medicaid billing; paper to electronic data transfer; nurses and counseling training; alternative education grants; 21st Century Grants; iPad purchases; focus monitoring; leadership teams; IEDA grants; transportation scheduling; explanation of IDEA grants; discipline with dignity; Linda Mood Bell reading program; temporary child find services; de escalation training; autism training; reading intervention program; behavior consultation;


49:00 Jay Mcintire, School Administrator; gives report; board and community support; collective bargaining; building cohesive staff relationships; Bill Brian; Kevin Perks; Brian Setzer; John Haddy; visual learning for teachers; long term planning; strategic planning; emergency preparedness; communication; failures of leadership skills training;


54:09 21st Century grant NON approval feedback; size of application; feedback; score; application process discussion;


57:48 SAU 64 request for permission to pursue grants; discussion of federal funds; special ED money; "strings attached" to grants; motion and vote; IEDA funds; entitlement funds; race to the top; grants with political agendas; SIG; entitlement funding versus grants; allocation amounts; allocation formula; educating board members of grant purposes; Motion and vote to allow SAU 64 to pursue grants; SAU 64 permission to hire non administrator positions;


1:08:53 SAU 64 Summer hours practice; discussion of schedule;


1:12:35 Joint Board meeting schedule; discussion ensues; 91a 2, 3 C non public.