CALL TO ORDER—6:03 p.m. – Anne Beekman, Chair
On a motion by the chair the board voted to amend the agenda to include retirements.
On a motion by Deborah Stanford the board moved to approve the minutes of November 8, 2023.
Mark announced the upcoming retirements of Sue Mitchell, a Special Education para at BAMS, and Paul Smith, the WSESU Curriculum Coordinator.
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board will meet at 6:00 PM on Wednesday,
November 29, 2023 in the WRCC, Cusick Conference Room, and remotely via Zoom.
On a motion by Tim Maciel the board moved to enter the consent agenda for action.
On a motion by Tim Maciel the board approved the minutes of October 11, 2023.
Frank Rucker reviewed the Budget Development Overview process including the preliminary timeline, FTE ratios, and projections in the area of Special Education. Frank walked through the previous year’s budget giving an overview of the majors sections, both the summary data and the more detailed information that is available for both revenue and expenditures.
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board warns the following policies for adoption at the November 8th Board Meeting:
F10-Reporting Suspected Child Abuse
H7- Leadership Councils
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board will meet at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 in the WRCC, Cusick Conference Room, and remotely via Zoom.
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board will meet at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 in the WRCC, Cusick Conference Room, and remotely via Zoom.
OK. One final kitten update, then I’ll cover the EMS portion of the Brattleboro Selectboard meeting tonight for you.
The Brattleboro Selectboard will be holding their July moments of public participation for anyone wishing to provide feedback and comments on the EMS plan.
They will also approve new land use regulations, and hear a report on plans for improvements to Living Memorial Park. You can sometimes bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation, if the Chair allows.
Agenda
I Call to order – Anne Beekman, Chair
II Approval of minutes of April 26, 2023
III Approval of 1% Fund applications
IV Establish weekly meeting date for summer hire approvals
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board will meet at 6:00PM on Wednesday,
May 10, 2023 in the WRCC room 194 and remotely via Zoom.
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board Personnel Committee will meet at 6:00 p.m on Wednesday,April 26, 2023 remotely via Zoom.
AGENDA – 4/24/2023
The following is a suggested agenda pending approval of the reorganized Committee.
I. Approval of Minutes from 4/3/23
Confirm date for next meeting
II. WSESD Board Update
F35 – School Animal Policy (re-adoption delayed until 4/25/23)
D17 – Policy on Nondiscriminatory Mascots and School Branding (adoption 4/11/23)
AGENDA
I Call to order – Anne Beekman, Chair
II Board Chair’s remarks
III Motion on recent local events
Agenda
I Call to order
II Election of committee chair
III Approval of minutes of March 23, 2023
IV 1% Requests
CALL TO ORDER—6:02 p.m. – Meeting called to order by Superintendent Speno.
A. Nominations/Election of Board Chair Anne Beekman
The Chair continued the meeting from this point.
B. Nominations/Election of Board Vice-Chair Kerry Amidon
C. Nominations/Election of Board Clerk Kerry Amidon
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER—6:00 p.m. — Mark Speno, Superintendent
II. Nominations
A. Nominations/Election of Board Chair __________________________
B. Nominations/Election of Board Vice-Chair _________________________
C. Nominations/Election of Board Clerk _________________________
D. Establish Meeting Days/Time __________________________
Revised AGENDA
I. Approval of Minutes from 2/6/23
Confirm date for next meeting
II. Update
F10 – Reporting Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect (3rd Reading 2/14/23)
F35 – School Animal Policy (2nd Reading 2/14/23)
III. Review as a 1st Reading for presentation to the Board on 2/28
F2 (D17) Policy on Nondiscriminatory Mascots and School Branding
Discussion of Budget. Highlights:
a. “Budget season” is misnomer since budget development is year-long process and Board members always have a fiduciary responsibility with every decision made. Steps taken today are not set in stone. Goal is always what’s best for our students.
b. Review of same budget doc presented last week showing a $31,253,290 m budget for SU down 3.2% from last year
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER—6:00 p.m. — Kerry Amidon, Board Chair
II. Consent Agenda
Approval of Minutes – November 30, 2022 (to be distributed)
III. Administrative Report
IV. Public Comment for Items Not on the Agenda (10 minutes)
V. Unfinished Business
A. FY ’24 Budget Preparation
• Special Education / Allocation Methods
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER—6:00 p.m. — Kerry Amidon, Board Chair
II. Election of a Board Clerk
III. Consent Agenda
