Welcome to the Wakefield School Board meeting from 11/6/13. The board met at the Paul School Library, 60 Taylor Way and began at 6:00pm. For information about the Paul School, visit the School Administration Unit, SAU64 website, Click Here to visit SAU 64

01:00 Review of manifest;

08:48 Motion to approve, 2nd, unanimous vote;

09:03 Review of previous meeting minutes; corrections; motion to approve; 2nd, unanimous vote;

11:40 Public comment; visiting author Tim Caverly; Please Click Here for more information on the author; student letter to Tim Caverly; Literacy; forms of writing; "A Tour Down the Alligash"

16:04 Pricilla Colbath; questions a missing board members; policy BBBB; Click here explore the Wakefield School Board Policies

17:09 Financial reports- Andrew D'aGastino; end of October expense report; revenue report; profile bank cafeteria account; TD Bank general account; outstanding balances; past due letters to parents; process of notifying parents; School Bucks Program; 150 past due notice letters per week; responses received from past due letters;

24:32 SAU 64, report- Michael Tursi; NHDOE school approval status; conditional approval; addressing career education; health inspection results; electrical closet clutter; door jam repair; ED306 rules; Click Here to view ED 306 rules ;timeline for approvals;

27:55 Update on upcoming discussions with area board; Governor Wentworth Superintendent; GWSD capable of adding 20% of Wakefield Students; announcement of Police training event near school; update on scheduling speakers regarding Common Core Standards; Heather Gage (NHDOE); Anne Marie Banfield (Cornerstone Education Liaison); November 20th; residency affidavits update; discussion- Common Core information meeting; best meeting date; best format; public input; work session;

35:50 Old Business; paraprofessional association meeting regarding benefits; November 13th; relocation of equipment shed; using a lowboy trailer; cost: $250; motion to approve expending $250 to move utility shed; 2nd, unanimous;

38:35 School district report information; report description; school district report material; date for submission; board liaison;

41:25 Changes in budget; updated tuition number; new bottom line number; $8,743,382; State tuition formula; per pupil tuition amounts; accuracy of tuition amounts; accounting for increases; annual increases; shortage of $39,000; motion to accept and send new operating budget amount to the budget committee; 2nd, passes unanimously;

51:17 Committee reports; meeting with Rochester School Board; increases in students that go out of district; proposal to join SAU 54; Harriman construction; Site analysis;

52:36 Public Comment; Pricilla Colbath- number of students attending Paul School; enrollment of 410 students;

Motion to go into Non public per RSA 91a, 3,2,a,b,c and J. Tuition requests; resignation; nominations and retirement, 2nd, roll call vote taken. unanimous.