Wallingford
Town School District
Board Minutes*
March 20, 2008
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*These
are unofficial Minutes subject to approval at the next regular board meeting.
Present:
Diane
Baker, Ken Fredette, Chuck Piotrowski, Chuck Watts (Board Members)
Staff
Present: None
Public
Present: None
Call
to Order:
The meeting was called to order by Chuck Watts, Chair,
at
6:05 p.m.
Approval
of Consent Agenda:
- Approval
of Agenda
- Agenda
items Principal Search and Teacher Contract Negotiations were moved up to
an earlier point in the meeting.
- Minutes
of
March 6, 2008
- Pay
Orders
- Pay
Roll
-
March 14, 2008
$4,466.19
-
March 21, 2008
$59,249.92
Diane
moved approval of the consent agenda; Ken seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
Principal Search:
Ken
moved to enter into executive session under Title 313(a)(3) to discuss hiring a
principal. Diane seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.
The board entered executive session at
6:12 p.m.
It came out of
executive session at
6:45 p.m.
with the action to
invite the 3 candidates recommended by the search committee to interview with
the Board for the position of Principal of Wallingford Elementary School on
March 27, 2008
.
Ken
moved to enter into executive session under 313(a)(1) to discuss contract
negotiations with the teachers. Chuck W. seconded the motion and the motion
passed unanimously.
The Board entered executive session at
6:46 p.m.
and came out of
executive session at
7:00 p.m.
with no action taken.
Public
Input: Public
input was sought, none was given.
Administrator’s
Reports:
Superintendent:
Walter Goetz – Walter was not present, but submitted
his report in writing. The report dated
3/13/08
noted the following:
1.
Clarendon’s desire to have
Shrewsbury
and
Wallingford
support the
maintenance fees related to the RSSU Summer program.
2.
Mark Sustic of the Vermont Community Preschool Collaborative
met with Walter and Wendy Savery of the Wallingford Day Care and Preschool.
Walter noted that Mark was pleased with the progress of the program and the two
discussed some elements of funding for next year.
Principal:
Theresa Mulholland – Not present, no report.
Business
Manager:
Rita Tornatore – Not present. Year-to-date
financials were handed out to the Board.
Board
Reports:
Chuck
W.:
Noted the Wallingford Town Recreation Committee may
ask to use the school for its summer recreation program. Chuck W., a member of
the Recreation committee, notified the Recreation Committee that there is a
policy for using the school’s facilities and there may be fees associated with
the use of the school.
Ken
F:
Reported on the RSSU Board meeting and noted that a
report was given on that status of the conversion for the
Union
’s financial
software.
Chuck
P.:
-
Noted that the RSSU School Board re-elected Ken Fredette as
chair and Karl Ross, also of
Wallingford
, vice-chair.
-
Noted that he would not be present for the
April 17, 2008
Board meeting.
Agenda
Building
:
March 27, 2008
:
-
Special Meeting: Principal Search (Executive Session)
April 3, 2008
:
-
Principal Search
-
Negotiations
-
Review of Audit
Adjournment:
Ken
moved to adjourn; Chuck P. seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously
and the board adjourned at
7:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Chuck Piotrowski |