Present: Peg Stewart, Elaine Carpenter, Robin Freeman, Barbara Murphy, Kim Lesny, Bruce Chattman, Michael Clark, Thomas Walsh, Lisa Delorme, Chris Sumner

Public: none

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.    <!--[endif]-->Call to Order  - Peg Stewart called the meeting to order at 6:30PM.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.    <!--[endif]-->Public Comment -none

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.    <!--[endif]-->Board Business - Peg thanked Chris, Bruce and the administrators for their work on the budget thus far.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->a.     <!--[endif]-->FY11 Budget Workshop

The Board reviewed the presented budget posing questions and taking part in discussion on the proposed changes, decreases, and increases. The presented budget included an average of a 3% salary increase for teachers and administrators, a 3.5% increase for paras and other staff, and a 4.5% health insurance increase. It also included changes in the following areas:

Elementary - budget includes keeping the 4^th Kindergarten teacher and paraprofessional

Middle School – included $4000 seed for the drama program which should fund itself

High School – included increase in tech center tuition based on a projection of more students attending

General Ed – included monies for a new student management software system and hardware to support it

Compensatory Ed – no loss of staffing but a salary is being transferred to the SU budget

Early Ed – reduction due to change in staffing

Special Ed – increase due to contracted services for out-of-school tuitions

Extra Curricular – includes staffing increase of 4% and a trainer salary and additional supplies

General Admin – the Board stipends were reinstated for the coming year

SU Assessment – maintenance and technology services have been consolidated. Technology services percentages have changed within the district so that each school is more fairly paying for their services.

BFA Administration – eliminates the photocopying position

Plant Operations – Head maintenance position is now at the SU level. Some building maintenance includes bleacher repairs, repair hole in parking lot, woodchips on the playground, refinish the gym floor, security system maintenance. Todd will be asked to come to the next meeting on December 14^th to explain some of the plant operations budget.

Transportation – recommendation to place cameras on the buses instead of having aides do the supervision. An additional bus purchase is budgeted in hopes of providing transportation to Georgia to attract more tuition students.  

4. Executive Session (Title 1 §313 (1)) – The Board entered executive session at 9:25 to conference on negotiations.

Respectfully submitted,