Colebrook Consolidated School
COLEBROOK BOARD OF EDUCATION
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: None ADMINISTRATION PRESENT: James Chittum, Beth Driscoll OTHERS PRESENT: Noah Ullman 1. Meeting Call to Order
: The meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. by Chairman Brad Bremer. 2. Pledge to the Flag: The Board recited the pledge. 3. Consideration of the Minutes: Ernie Marmer moved to approve
the Minutes of the Regular Board of Education Meeting of February 3, 2010. Sherri Gray seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. 4. Public Comment: None 5.
Correspondence: 6. Budget: a.
Capital Spending – Jay Chittum reported on the Capital Spending status. Superintendent Chittum reported that Barney Adams, representing the Board, and he met with the CIP Committee on Tuesday March 2nd. He
presented the Board's six capital requests, which were received with few questions.Barney Adams reviewed with the Board the status of the Town's CIP. 7. Unfinished Business:
a. 2010-2011 Board of Education Budget – Jay Chittum reported that he presented the Board of Education's proposed budget to the Board of Finance on February 17th. That proposal was
discussed by the Board of Finance at another meeting held on February 24th. In response to the Board of Finance's request to see what a 0% increase budget would look like, Jay and the Board reviewed options to
present to the Board of Finance. The Board directed the Superintendent to draft, with input from the Board's executive committee, a written response to be presented at the March 10th Board of Finance meeting. b. 4000 Series Personnel Policies through Policy 4150.1(c) for Approval
– Superintendent Chittum reviewed these policies and recommended changes. The motion to approve these policies as edited was made by Ernie Marmer and seconded by Jeanne Jones.
The motion was unanimously approved. c. Colebrook/Norfolk Cooperation Update
– A meeting was held by officials from both towns and both towns will form a committee to start the review/study process. 8. New Business: a. The motion was made by Louise Plager and
seconded by Jeanne Jones to amend the agenda to consider an extension of the transportation contract with First Student for the 2010-2011 school year. The motion was unanimously approved. The motion was made by
Barney Adams and seconded by Ernie Marmer to approve the extension of the transportation contract with First Student for the 2010-2011 school year as presented and recommended by the Transportation Committee. The
motion was unanimously approved. b. The motion was made by Sherri Gray and seconded by Louise Plager to amend the agenda to consider the Board making a request to the CTA.
The motion was unanimously approved. The motion to make a request to the CTA to participate in informal discussions with the Board regarding possible contract concessions was made by Jeanne Jones and seconded by
Barney Adams. The motion was unanimously approved. 9. Superintendent's Report: Superintendent Chittum reviewed his report. 10. Committee Reports:
a. Building & Grounds – A meeting was held on March 2nd. Priorities for building improvement projects were set. c. Curriculum – No report. d. Education Connection
– Ernie Marmer reported on the language program enrollment. Education Connection offered to help with looking for outside funding. e. Facilities Study – No report. g. Shared Services – Information on the budget was presented. h.
Strategic Plan – No report. 11. Executive Session: The motion was made by Louise Plager and seconded by Barney Adams
to enter Executive Session to discuss Negotiations for the Principal's Contract. The motion was unanimously approved. The Board entered Executive Session at 9:28 p.m.
The motion was made by Barney Adams and seconded by Sherri Gray to exit Executive Session. The motion was unanimously approved. The Board exited Executive Session at 9:49 p.m. The
motion to approve the Principal's Contract for the period of July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2013 was made by Barney Adams and seconded by Louise Plager. The motion was approved with a vote of 6 Yes (Barney Adams,
Brad Bremer, Lisa Fragale, Sherri Gray, Jeanne Jones, and Louise Plager) and 1 No (Ernie Marmer was the dissenting vote). 12. Adjournment
: The motion was made by Louise Plager and seconded by Barney Adams to adjourn the meeting. The motion was unanimously approved. The meeting was adjourned at 9:51 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Lisa Fragale, Secretary
Regular Meeting – March 3, 2010
MINUTES
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Barney Adams, Brad Bremer,
Lisa Fragale, Sherri Gray, Jeanne Jones, Ernie Marmer, Louise Plager
a. Letter from the State Department of Education Regarding Certification Verification Survey
– Superintendent Chittum reported on the letter from the State Department of Education, stating that we are compliant regarding the Certification Verification Survey.
b. CABE – No report.
f. Personnel & Policy – No report.
i. Transportation – See "New Business".
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