Kent Board of Education - Minutes (Approved)
January 13, 2010 Meeting
The Kent Board of Education held its regular meeting on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. Present were: Chairman Tracy Horosky, Kendra Galusha, Carol Kallstrom, Patti Leo, CiCi Nielsen, Superintendent of Schools Patricia Chamberlain, Principal Rima McGeehan; also present were several teachers and two members of the press. Tracy Horosky called the meeting to order at 5:38 p.m. 1. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: CiCi Nielsen made a motion to: Approve the agenda as presented. The motion was seconded by Patti Leo and approved unanimously. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Kendra Galusha made a motion to: Approve the minutes of the December 3, 2009 regular meeting, as written. The motion was seconded by Carol Kallstrom and approved unanimously. Carol Kallstrom made a motion to: Approve the minutes of the December 14, 2009 special meeting, as written. The motion was seconded by Kendra Galusha and approved unanimously. 3. COMMUNICATIONS: a) High School Student Report: None b) Comments - Tracy Horosky welcomed newly appointed board member CiCi Nielsen. c) Written – 1) A letter was received from Betsy Morrow advising she will be on medical leave from January 5th through February 19, 2010. Her assistant, Katie Moore, will fill the position during this time. 2) A letter was received from Region One representative Stephanie O’Rourke stating she cannot fulfill the remainder of her term. She would like to continue serving on the Long Range Planning committee. 4. PRINCIPAL’S REPORT: Dr. McGeehan – see attached. Dr. McGeehan wanted to emphasize the KCS art exhibit at the Kent Memorial Library which will run the month of January. All grade levels are represented. 5. COMMITTEE REPORTS: a) High School Report: Cici Nielsen reported the following: a new baseball coach was hired; there will be a benefit dinner for the upcoming Band & Chorus trip to Disney in April; 15 seniors have been accepted into college so far; an early retirement package will be offered but only if a savings of 1% will be realized in the budget; there will be a 21st Century Skills workshop offered on January 27th at HVRHS; the 2010-2011 calendar has been approved; and graduation is set for June 17th. b) Building Committee – Scott Harvey – none d) All Boards Chair – Patti Leo – Region One boards will be working on the superintendent’s evaluation which must be completed by the ABC’s next meeting on March 9th. They would like to have Tom Mooney come to their first meeting in September 2010 to talk about his Nutmeg Board of Education. e) Wellness Committee – Rima McGeehan reported that the State did an inspection of the kitchen. A Food Service Management Plan must be implemented and the Wellness Committee will work with cafeteria manager Beth Menard to have this in place by March 31st. f) Math Curriculum - Math Intervention Specialist Brittany Barrett is reviewing the sample math books ordered by Kendra Galusha. Additional samples from other companies will also be reviewed. 6. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS’ REPORT: a) Superintendent Patricia Chamberlain – see attached. 7. OLD BUSINESS: None 8. NEW BUSINESS: a) Committee appointments – The following have been appointed:
9. COMMENTS: none 10. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Patti Leo made a motion to: Go into executive session at 6:55 p.m. to discuss the superintendent’s evaluation. (Patricia Chamberlain and Rima McGeehan were invited to sit in.) The motion was seconded by Kendra Galusha. The Board came out of executive session at 7:30 p.m.
Adjourn at 7:32 p.m. The motion was seconded by Patti Leo.
Barbara Lynch |