Lake Region School District Regular Meeting Minutes August 28, 2017 There was a regular meeting of the Lake Region School Board on Monday, August 28, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria at the Lake Region Middle School. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Janice Barter called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Board members present were: Debra Albert, Janice Barter, Stan Buchanan, Alison Caulfield, Beth Chaplin, Jon Chappell, Karen Eller, Cindy Leblanc, Joseph McMahon, Phil Shane, and Karla Swanson-Murphy. John MacGregor was absent. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Everyone was asked to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. REMEMBRANCE OF TOM HANCOCK Janice Barter spoke about the passing of Tom Hancock, Board Member from Casco. She shared that his larger than life attitude and booming voice will be deeply missed not just by the School Board, but especially by the Casco Community. She wished his family well. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion was made by Karla Swanson-Murphy, seconded by Beth Chaplin, to approve the Agenda with the addition of the Agenda Addendum. Motion carried unanimously. PRESENTATION Summer Kindergarten & Professional Development Work Pat Hayden presented a PowerPoint presentation regarding the Summer Kindergarten program. 43 students participated in the summer program in all three Elementary Schools. This represents 34% of all in-coming Kindergarten students. 90% of the Kindergarten invitees attended the program. This summer, 8 Kindergarten teachers taught the students about exploration, coordination, interaction, math, literacy, and positive ways to begin the school year. This was a very successful program this summer. Mrs. Hayden spoke of the multiple Professional Development work opportunities available this summer. Teachers attended 4 days of elementary mathematics workshops. 20 Elementary Teachers have signed up to also run a pilot program of Elementary Words Their Way, which is a new spelling program.

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Joshua Sturk presented information about Summer Tech Institute. This summer was the 13th year the district has ran this program. There were 24 teacher participants this year. 71% of attendees have rated this training as excellent. Mr. Sturk presented information about Skillful Teacher training, which is another program the District offered this summer. There were 15 teacher participants from all grade levels. The program focuses on proficiency, assessments, and classroom instructional strategies. This is a graduate level course. Feedback on this program is pending. Discussion Janice Barter asked if there are any results on how last year’s Kindergarten participants performed in schools this past year. Pat Hayden indicated she does not have all the results yet but will share with the board once they are all received. MINUTES A motion was made by Karla Swanson-Murphy, seconded by Beth Chaplin, to approve the minutes of July 5, 2017. Motion carried unanimously. A motion was made by Karla Swanson-Murphy, seconded by Beth Chaplin, to approve the minutes of July 24, 2017. Motion carried unanimously. A motion was made by Karla Swanson-Murphy, seconded by Beth Chaplin, to approve the minutes of August 7, 2017. Motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS None. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS Superintendent, Alan Smith asked all Administrators to introduce their Assistant Administrators.     

Superintendent Smith introduced new Vocational Director, David Morse. Songo Locks School Administrator, Cheryl Cline introduced Mark Jaroncyzk. Lake Region High School Administrator, Erik Good introduced Maggie Thornton. Lake Region Middle School Administrator, Matt Lokken introduced Michelle Brann. Athletic Director, Paul True introduced Julie Johnson as the Athletic Department Administrative Secretary.

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ACTION ITEMS Personnel A motion was made by Karla Swanson-Murphy, seconded by Beth Chaplin to approve the following appointments as a block:  Angela Greene as a full-time Spanish - Long Term Sub at Lake Region Middle School, replacing Elimar Caron who is transferring to Lake Region High School.  Megan Sullivan as a full-time Grade 2 Teacher at Songo Locks School, replacing Jaime Fontaine who has resigned.  Heather King as a full-time Grade 2-3 Math Teacher at Stevens Brook Elementary School, replacing Dawn Bonnevie who has transferred to Title I at Stevens Brook Elementary.  Martin Graef as a full-time School Counselor at Lake Region High School, replacing Whitney Nelson who has resigned.  Emily Wentworth as a full-time French Teacher at Lake Region High School, replacing Julie Cabrera (who rescinded acceptance). Julie replaced Linda Freese who has retired.  Eric Custeau as a full-time Health and Physical Education Teacher at Lake Region High School, replacing Frank Pollack who has retired.  Cynthia Ross as a Custodian working 8 hours a day for 260 days at Lake Region Middle School, replacing Joanne Robbins who has retired.  Janice Deer as a Day Treatment Support Tech at Songo Locks School, replacing Kate Dargie who has resigned.  Peter McFarland as a new Day Treatment Support Tech at Lake Region Middle School. Motion carried unanimously. A motion was made by Karla Swanson-Murphy, seconded by Beth Chaplin, to approve the above block. Motion carried unanimously. A motion was made by Karla Swanson-Murphy, seconded by Beth Chaplin, to approve the Additional Duty Positions per the list dated August 28, 2017. Motion carried unanimously. Donations A motion was made by Karla Swanson-Murphy, seconded by Beth Chaplin, to accept a $5.00 donation from the Kula Foundation to the Stevens Brook Elementary School Greenhouse Fund. Motion carried unanimously.

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Action Items – Donations (continued) A motion was made by Karla Swanson-Murphy, seconded by Beth Chaplin, to accept a $30.58 coin jar donation to the Stevens Brook Elementary School Greenhouse Fund. Motion carried unanimously. Job Descriptions A motion was made by Karla Swanson-Murphy, seconded by Beth Chaplin to approve the Assistant Network Administrator job description, Locator 3.29.14, as a second reading. Motion was carried unanimously. Policies A motion was made by Karla Swanson-Murphy, seconded by Beth Chaplin to approve the Appropriate Dress (K-12) policy, File Code JFCA, as a first reading. Debra Albert read the policy. The language of the policy now states: “Hats /caps worn inside the building, during instructional hours, except where there are specific instructional, safety, religious, or medical reasons. Instructional hours begin when students enter their first class and end with the dismissal bell.” (Underlined section is new language.) Vocational Director, David Morse stated in culinary arts, automotive, and carpentry classes students would be allowed to wear hats/caps. Motion carried unanimously. COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS None. INFORMATION ITEMS Personnel Retirements  Frank Polak has submitted his intent to retire as a Health and Physical Education Teacher at Lake Region High School, effective July 24, 2017. Resignations  Madeleine Lane-Duigan has resigned as an Ed Tech III at Lake Region High School, effective July 26, 2017.  Carisa Miner has resigned as an Ed Tech at the Lake Region Vocational Center, effective July 28, 2017.  Jamie Fontaine has resigned as a Grade 4 Teacher at Songo Locks School, effective July 31, 2017.  Ashley Damboise has resigned as a Title I Math Teacher at Songo Locks School, effective August 18, 2017. 4|Page

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Kristin Fournier has resigned as a Physical Education Teacher at Sebago Elementary School, effective August 25, 2017. Information Items (continued) Transfers  Kathleen DeVoe has transferred from a Title I Teacher at Stevens Brook Elementary School to a District Special Education Literacy Coach/Coordinator.  Elimar Caron has transferred from Spanish Teacher at Lake Region Middle School to Spanish Teacher at Lake Region High School. Donations  The value of a FlashForge 3D printer donated by Mr. & Mrs. David Perloff was incorrectly reported as a $360 value. The correct value is $430. SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS Superintendent Smith reported that he received a letter indicating the Department of Education has accepted the Sebago Withdrawal Proposal. The vote for Sebago to withdraw will be on the normal voting day of November 7, 2017. This will decide whether Sebago will withdraw. Mr. Smith reported that he has started working with Sherrie Small on the budget to determine what impact the withdrawal will have. The Budget Committee will be involved in putting numbers together in September and October. Mr. Smith will share this information with the board. Mr. Smith introduced his new Administrative Secretary, Sara Parsons. Mr. Smith mentioned the Crooked River Project. He does not want to lose sight of this project. After the Sebago Withdrawal vote, he would like discussions to begin to move this project forward. Mr. Smith noted, our numbers are not decreasing. The district has 130 Kindergarten students and school has not started. All grade levels district-wide are experiencing large class sizes, so this issue does need to be moved forward. Discussion Phil Shane noted it was nice to meet the new hires. Mr. Shane also announced the Facilities Committee is meeting on September 11, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at the Sebago Elementary School to elect a chair. Karen Eller noted there is a Curriculum meeting directly after tonight’s board meeting. Adjournment A motion was made by Karla Swanson-Murphy, seconded by Beth Chaplin to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:37 p.m. ____________________ Secretary

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