May 1, 2002

Meeting came to order at 7:00 pm.

ATTENDEES:

Vicky Congdon, Gail Conley, Judy Gendron, Phil Graff, Fred Kenney, Lisa Wells, Ann Whitman

Guests: Al Davies

GENERAL ITEMS:

1. Al Davies gave an update on the installation of the new computers and the DSL Internet connection, followed by a demonstration in the library. The Board thanks Al and Don Whitman for all the work they have done in this area and Jeff Geil and IBM for the equipment donations. The Community Club will pay for the DSL for a year. The Board will discuss public access to this equipment and online service.

2. Vicky spoke with Rebecca Brooklyn about the Mountain Strings program. Participation in the program has been high at Smilie this year, and Rebecca has appreciated the flexibility of Judy and the staff in arranging the lesson time.

3. Lisa brought the Board up to date on the redistricting of Bolton.

ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS:

1. Fred moved to accept the minutes of 4/3/02 as written. Lisa seconded. All in favor.

2. Vicky moved to amend the minutes of 3/14/02 to clearly reflect that the Board made a decision on the principal candidates and forwarded a recommendation to Dr. Conley. Lisa seconded. All in favor.

3. Principal’s report:

There are no changes in enrollment. Kindergarten registration for ’02-’03 is currently at 14 students.

Pat Harmeyer (school nurse) has resigned. The Guidance position has reopened.

Chad Herschel will be mowing the lawn. In addition, Judy will ask him to monitor the depth of the gravel on the playground. The Board recommends that Judy solicit bids for a two-year (rather than a one-year) contract for snow removal.

Judy updated the Board on the end-of-the-year assessments.

4. Lisa moved that the Board accept Bill Scherr’s recommendations for the annual bids for milk, waste removal, propane and fuel oil per Bill’s memo of 4/4/02. Phil seconded. All in favor.

5. The Board scheduled a retreat on September 14, 2002 for long-range planning.

6. Fred moved to accept the Invoice Edit List from 5/1/02 in the amount of $106,477.66. Vicky seconded. All in favor.

Dr. Conley will discuss the outstanding tuition bill from the 4/3/02 Invoice Edit List with the Jericho Board at its next meeting.

7. Lisa, Phil, and Fred will be the voting members at the Chittenden East annual meeting on 5/5/02.

Committee reports:

Long-Range Planning: Jim Massingham reviewed the testing process in the district and reviewed the results.

Special Ed.: The committee will meet when the results from the Act 117 audit are in to review them with Beth and Craig.

Transportation: Ann Whitman was elected Clerk; Dennis Williamson was elected Chair. Ann summarized the Long-Range Planning Committee’s proposal regarding lengthening the school day by purchasing more buses to decouple the bus routes. The Transportation Committee accepted the LRP Com.’s recommendation and the proposal will now pass to the Executive Committee.

Executive: Martin Luther King Day is a school day on the ’02-’03 school calendar.

Meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm.

The next meeting has been scheduled for 7 PM, June 5, 2002, at the Smilie School.

Respectfully submitted,

Vicky Congdon, Clerk

Approved