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MINUTES

WINNISQUAM REGIONAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

March 16, 2015

SCHOOL BOARD ADMINISTRATION Mike Gagne, Chairperson Dr. Tammy Davis, Superintendent Jasen Stock Cheryl Somma, Business Administrator Wayne Crowley Dr. Pam Miller, Assistant Superintendent Tom Fulweiler Tom Laliberte, WRHS Principal Sean Goodwin Cynthia Proulx, Union Sanborn School Principal Tim Lang Bonnie Jean Kuras, Sanbornton Central School Principal Julie Lonergan Janice Grenier, Director of HR & Accounting Patricia Sawicki Lori Krueger, Director of Student Services Kevin Washburn Kevin Sousa, Director of Technology SECRETARY Adele Chertoff 1.0 CALL TO ORDER The March 16, 2015, meeting of the Winnisquam Regional School Board was called to order at 6:30 PM by

Chairman Mike Gagne. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Chairman Gagne noted the Fire District meeting was being held at 7:00 pm this evening and he would try to move the Board meeting along so members could attend that meeting.

2.0 PUBLIC COMMENT

No one signed up for public comment.

3.0 SPECIAL REPORTS 3.1 Full-day K+ Program Data Results

Donna Beauregard, District Data Analyst, presented information on the Union Sanborn School kindergarten program and the student STAR testing results. She noted there are a total of 73 kindergarten students in a half-day program and approximately 30 of those students are in K+, an extended day program. In the K+ program the teacher reviews the concepts taught during the other half day session. Ms. Beauregard reviewed the benchmark reading test results, explaining students have the basic skills, but only 18% of students are at Level C, the level where they are supposed to be at this time. She presented the next steps of the plan to close the gap:

Review kindergarten screening data Support before and after school time Purchase multilevel books Reach out to all parents Set a goal for every student

Mrs. Lonergan asked if Sanbornton Central kindergarten students were being assessed. Ms. Beauregard said testing will start this month and those results will be shared next month. Ms. Beauregard praised the staff at Union Sanborn School for their dedication and hard work.

4.0 CONSENT AGENDA 4.1Minutes of Previous Meetings

4.11 Minutes of February 16, 2015 Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Goodwin, seconded by Mr. Crowley to approve the minutes of February 16, 2015 as presented.

Vote: Affirmative – Mr. Lang abstained.

Minutes of the Winnisquam Regional School Board

March 16, 2015 Meeting

4.2 Review of Expenditure Manifest – Approval of Bills

Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Goodwin, seconded by Mr. Washburn to accept the approved accounts payable check register voucher number 1138 dated 2/11/15, in the amount of $84.00, voucher number 1147 dated 2/18/15, in the amount of $134,654.35, and voucher number 1157 dated 3/5/15, in the amount of $446,644.56.

Vote: Affirmative - Unanimous 5.0 ITEMS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION 5.1 Finance Committee Recommendations Mrs. Somma reported on the following Finance Committee recommendation:

1. Budget line item adjustments in the amount of $134,750.79. Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Lang, seconded by Mr. Goodwin to approve the Finance Committee recommendations as presented.

Vote: Affirmative - Unanimous 5.2 Confirmation of Staff/Coaching Nominations/Resignations There were none. 5.3 Confirmation of Poll Vote Chairman Gagne confirmed the poll vote taken on March 4, 2015, to approve the fuel oil contract with Irving Oil at $2.224 per gallon beginning September 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016. 6.0 BREAK No break was taken.

7.0 INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 7.1 Budget Status Report as of February 28, 2015

Mrs. Somma reported a balance of $2,834,541. 7.2 Revenue Report as of February 28, 2015 Mrs. Somma reported that all towns have paid their appropriations. 7.3 Enrollment Reports as of March 1, 2015 The current enrollment is 1499. 7.4 District Reports No discussion. 7.5 Fund Balance

Mrs. Somma reported the estimated fund balance for June 30th is $263,000. 7.5 First Reading Policy – EEAH – Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Use Policy Mr. Crowley suggested adding language to clarify that “motor vehicle” means vehicles registered for road use.

7.6 Post-Graduate Discussion Follow-up For follow-up, this item will be on the agenda in six months to see what changes have been made and implemented.

8.0 PUBLIC COMMENT

No one signed up for public comment. 9.0 OTHER BUSINESS

There was no other business.

10.0 NON-PUBLIC SESSION 10.1 Teacher and Administrative Nominations 2015-2016 10.2 Student Matter

Minutes of the Winnisquam Regional School Board

March 16, 2015 Meeting

Motion: At 7:03 pm, a motion was made by Mr. Stock, seconded by Mrs. Lonergan to go into non-public session to discuss teacher and administrative nominations and a student matter. Vote: Affirmative – Unanimous Motion: At 7:24 pm, a motion was made by Mr. Lang, seconded by Mr. Stock to come out of non-public session. Vote: Affirmative – Unanimous

11.0 ACTION FOLLOWING NON-PUBLIC SESSION Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Stock, seconded by Mr. Lang to seal the minutes of the non-public session. Vote: Affirmative – Unanimous

Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Stock, seconded by Mr. Goodwin to approve teacher and administrative nominations for the 2015-2016 school year. Vote: Affirmative – Unanimous Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Stock, seconded by Mr. Lang to deny the student request. Vote: Affirmative – Unanimous

12.0 ADJOURNMENT Motion: At 7:26 pm, a motion was made by Mr. Goodwin, seconded by Mr. Lang to adjourn the meeting. Vote: Affirmative – Unanimous

Proudly serving the communities of Northfield, Sanbornton and Tilton.

Winnisquam Regional High School is committed to promoting a sense of PRIDE: Productive Citizenship ~ Respect for Self and Community ~ Individual Growth and Achievement

Determination to Succeed ~ Excellence in Education

PROMOTING P.R.I.D.E.WINNISQUAM REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

435 West Main Street Tilton, New Hampshire 03276

603-286-4531 MR. THOMAS W. LALIBERTE PRINCIPAL MR. ANDREW BRAUCH ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

MS. LISA RANSOMDIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE

MS. STACEY GAGNON

GUIDANCE COUNSELOR

To: Tammy Davis, Superintendent of Schools From: Tom Laliberte, Principal Date: April 13, 2015 Re: Professional Assignments for 2015-2016 The following is a list of professional assignments for Winnisquam Regional High School for the 2015-2016 school year: Last Name First Name Professional Assignment Open Positions: Amtmann Natalie Science Math ‐ 3 Bergquist Karen Math English ‐ 1 Caxiaux Susanna World Language Social Studies ‐ 1 Center Danielle English Science/Math /STEM ‐2 Dame Kevin Physical Education Special Education ‐ 1 Dionne Marcia Library/Media Center Dutton Amy Physical Education Fogg Peter Math Foulds Dana Social Studies Fuchs Reuben Social Studies / STEM Gagnon Stacey Guidance Counselor Larsen John Art Nicole Lefbevre Special Education Jan Levesque School Nurse Maltzie Scott Business Magoon Erin English Marshall Alison Health / Physical Education Medlock Zachary AD/Activity Director McMaugh Mike Social Studies/ Alt Ed Mulligan Colleen English Nelson Ruthie English Perry Eric Science / STEM Michael Petrun Agricultural Science Rand Catherine Science Ransom Lisa Guidance Counselor Ring Suzanne World Language Rosequist Janet Agricultural Science Stapleton James Special Education Tandy Diane Math/Science Tomlinson Geoffrey Special Education Trowsdale Nancy Family & Consumer Science VanderWoude Maria Student Service Coordinator Agricultural Education .4 Voigt Heidy Social Studies Young Kirk HS Music & Band

Winnisquam Regional

Middle School Administration: 76 Winter Street, Tilton, NH 03276 Robert T. Seaward, Jr., Principal Phone: 603-286-7143 ~ Fax: 603-286-7410 Shannon M. Kruger, Asst. Principal www.wrsdsau59.org/ms

To: Dr. Tammy Davis, Superintendent From: Robert Seaward, Principal Date: April 14, 2015

Professional Assignments 2015-2016

Last First Room School Grade Assignment(s) Anderson Joan 17 WRMS 7 ELA

Auger Kourtney Guidance WRMS 6-8 Guidance Counselor (.5 FTE) Beaty Feliccia 3 WRMS 7 Pre-Algebra Part 1 & Honors Math

Beliveau Kathryn 1 WRMS 6 General & Honors Math Blevens Patricia 29 WRMS 8 ELA Chapley Jacalyn Lib WRMS 6-8 Librarian + Media Specialist Cobbett Jessica 22 WRMS 6-8 Art Education Comeau Patrice 27 WRMS 8 ELA + ELA w/Lab Coughlin Karen 20 WRMS 6 General Math Denning Deb 21 WRMS 7 Special Education Duffey Melisa 5 WRMS 6 ELA Dunton Jessica 12 WRMS 6-8 Health Education Hampe Chris 28 WRMS 8 Science Hewey Susan 17 WRMS 7 ELA Howard Peter 23 WRMS 6-8 Technical Education

LaBranche Bobbie Nurse WRMS 6-8 School Nurse Lievens Jessica 31 WRMS 8 Pre-Algebra Part II McNutt Robert Gym WRMS 6-8 Physical Education Meyer Ed 4 WRMS 7 Pre-Algebra Part 1 Nerney Matthew 26 WRMS 8 Social Studies Nicol James 9 WRMS 6 Science Nolin Mary 14 WRMS 7 Social Studies

Perkins Andrew 2 WRMS 6 Special Education Plummer Elizabeth 33 WRMS 8 Special Education

Pottle Elaine 11 WRMS 6-8 Computer Education Richardson Jordan 25 WRMS 6-8 Music Education + Band + Chorus

Roy Jacob 8 WRMS 6 Social Studies Saltmarsh Alex 13 WRMS 7 Science Sanders Cenanne 6 WRMS 6 ELA Simoes Maria 10 WRMS 6-8 ELA Coach Smith Elise Guidance WRMS 6-8 Guidance Counselor

Willette William 32 WRMS 8 Algebra 1 Honors + w/Lab

Serving Tilton, Northfield and Sanbornton

http://www.wrsdsau59.org/

TO: DR. TAMMY DAVIS, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

FROM: RICH HINES, SOUTHWICK SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

DATE: APRIL 2, 2015

RE: TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2015-2016

I am recommending the following teacher assignments for the 2015-2016 school year.

Teacher School Assignment

Chelsea Barrett SS Special Education

Carol Benton (.2) SS/SCS Instrumental Music

Beth Bickford SS Grade 3

Michael Bryant SS Grade 5

Donna Burbank SS Grade 4

Jonathan Cheney SS Guidance

Karen Dow SS Reading Specialist

Monica Gemmiti SS Behavior Specialist

Jessie Heath SS Grade 5

Kristen Hill SS Literacy Interventionist

Dawn Kitto SS Grade 3

Brenda Lawrence SS Grade 4

Martha Mahoney SS Grade 3

Kathleen Morrill (.5) SS/USS Physical Education

Stephanie Parker SS Grade 3

Candy Pederzani SS Grade 5

Deb Rankin SS Grade 4

Colleen Roy SS Nurse

Julie Swain (.5) SS/USS Art

Brian Winslow (.5) SS/USS Music

Janet Wisler SS Grade 4

Open Position SS Special Education

Open Position SS Special Education

Open Position SS Grade 5

Union Sanborn School Ph: 603-286-4332 Fax 603-286-2153

5 Elm Street Cynthia Proulx Northfield, NH 03276 Principal www.wrsdsau59.org/uss [email protected]

_____________________________ BE KIND ~ BE SAFE ~ BE PRODUCTIVE________________________________

To: Tammy Davis, Superintendent of Schools From: Cynthia Proulx, Principal Date: April 10, 2015 Re: Staff Assignments for 2015-2016 The following is a list of current staff positions at Union Sanborn School for the 2015-2016 School Year:

Last Name First Recommendation Position Last Name First Recommendation Position

Capra Summer Tenure First Grade

DelSignore Michelle Tenure Reading Franks Melanie 4th Election First Grade

Deuso Charlene Tenure Kindergarten Johnston MacDonald

Sarah Ann

3rd Election 2nd Election

Second Grade School Counselor

Whitten Lindsy 2nd Election SPED Teacher

Durfee Joanne Tenure Reading

Faller Lisa Tenure Second Grade

Horgan Kelly Tenure First Grade

Lunt Carmel Tenure Second Grade

Mills Clare Tenure SPED Teacher

Morrill Kathleen Tenure PE (.5 FTE)

Nute Tamra Tenure First Grade

Palmiter Leah Tenure Pre-School SPED

Roman Christine Tenure Kindergarten

Shackett Karen Tenure Second Grade

Swain Julie Tenure ART (.5 FTE)

Winslow Brian Tenure Music (.5 FTE)

Rainville Kerry Tenure Nurse

Position’s Open:

SPED FULL TIME

http://www.wrsdsau59.org/uss

mailto:[email protected]

To: Dr. Tammy Davis, Superintendent of Schools From: BJKuras, Sanbornton Central School Principal Date: March 6, 2015 RE: Teacher Assignments for 2015-2016 I am recommending the following tentative teacher assignments for the 2015-2016 School Year based on our current projected numbers. Teacher School Assignment

Donna Anderson SCS Gr. 5

Kourtney Auger SCS/MS Guidance

Renee Bartley SCS Gr. 1

Carol Benton SCS/SS Instrumental Music

Jacquelyn Blake SCS Gr. 4

Tom Bucklin SCS Gr. 4

Linda Chapin-Guitar SCS Reading Specialist

John Cormier SCS Gr. 3

Suzanne Crowell SCS Gr. 2

Kristin Dougherty (.4) SCS Physical Education

Stella Flack SCS Gr. 3

Ellen Hayes (.4) SCS Music

Kristin Sutton (.4) SCS Art

Elizabeth Laux SCS Gr. 1

Linda Parsons SCS Special Education Teacher, Grades- K-2

Britini Shields SCS Special Education Teacher, Grades- 3-5

Zoe Willis SCS Gr. 2

Cheryl Woundy SCS Nurse

Paula Young SCS Gr. 5

Sarah Kossick SCS Reading Recovery

WINNISQUAM REGIONAL SCHOOL BOARD

OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

2015-16

I. Winnisquam Regional School Board

A. Chair:

B. Vice-Chair

C. Clerk:

D. Treasurer

E. Deputy Treasurer

F. NHSBA (Delegate):

G. NHSBA (Alternate):

II. SAU #59 Board

A. Chair:

B. Vice-Chair

III. School Board Committees

A. Finance Committee:

1.

2.

3.

B. Strategic Plan Committee:

1.

2.

3.

C. Legislative Contact:

1.

D. Capital Improvement Committee:

1.

2.

3.

E. District Budget Committee:

1.

Alternate:

F. Policy Committee:

1.

2.

3.

G. Co-Curricular Committee:

1.

2.

3.

H. Teacher of the Year Committee:

1.

2.

3.

I. Paraprofessional Negotiations Committee: (2015)

1.

2.

3.

J. Facility Negotiations Committee: (2016)

1.

2.

3.

K.. Teacher Negotiations Committee: (2016)

1.

2.

3.


OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

2014-2015

I. Winnisquam Regional School Board

A. Chair: Mike Gagne

B. Vice-Chair Jasen Stock

C. Clerk: Patricia Risley

D. Treasurer: Curt McGee

E. Deputy Treasurer: Judith Gibbons

F. NHSBA (Delegate): Tom Fulweiler

G. NHSBA (Alternate): Wayne Crowley

II. SAU #59 Board

A. Chair: Sean Goodwin

B. Vice-Chair: Julie Lonergan

III. School Board Committees

A. Finance Committee:

1. Sean Goodwin

2. Wayne Crowley

3. Mike Gagne

B. Strategic Plan Committee:

1. Tim Lang

2. Jasen Stock

3. Tom Fulweiler

C. Legislative Contact:

1. Jasen Stock

D. Capital Improvement Committee:

1. Mike Gagne

2. Julie Lonergan

3. Kevin Washburn

E. District Budget Committee

1. Sean Goodwin

Alternate: Tim Lang

F. Policy Committee:

1. Jasen Stock

2. Julie Lonergan

3. Tom Fulweiler

G. Co-Curricular Committee

1. Trish Sawicki

2. Julie Lonergan

3. Sean Goodwin

H. Teacher of the Year Committee

1. Julie Lonergan

2. Trish Sawicki

3. Tom Fulweiler

WRSD Preliminary Budget Schedule 2016/17

School Board sets directive for budget 8/17/2015

Preliminary Salary & Budget Estimates to Administrators 9/21/2015

Salary & Benefits down loaded 10/5/2015 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1 1 2 3 4 5

Administrator's Preliminary Budgets to SAU 10/13/2015 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Administrators meet with Superintendent & BA to review budgets 10/13-10/23 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30

Administrator's Revised Budgets to SAU 10/26/2015 30 31

Admin meet with BA & Super to finalize 11/2-6

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

Administrators meet to review total budget 11/2-6 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Budget Book preparation 11/9-13 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Administrator's Budget to School Board 11/16/2015 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30

Presentation of Administrator's Budget to School Board 11/16/2015

School Board Budget to Budget Committee 12/17/2015 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5 1 2

Presentations to Budget Committee 12/17/2015 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Last day for cost items to be finalized 1/29/2016 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Public Hearing on WRSD Budget 2/17/2016 31

Last day for budget & warrant articles 2/29/2016

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

Post Warrant 3/4/2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Warrant in newspaper 3/4/2016 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

School District Meeting 3/19/2014 28 29 27 28 29 30 31

Due Dates for Budget

Oct-15 Nov-15

Feb-16 Mar-16

Aug-15 Sep-15

Dec-15 Jan-16

H:\FY 16\Proposed Budget Calendar 16 17

5.8 Policy for Approval

EEAH – Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Use Policy – Cheryl Somma recommends this policy as written

by Primex.

EEAH - MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT BELT USE POLICY

Purpose:

This policy is intended to protect Winnisquam Regional School District employees

operating or riding in motor vehicles from the hazards of motor vehicle accidents.

Definition:

A motor vehicle is a vehicle registered for road use.

Policy:

It is mandatory for all WRSD employees operating or riding in motor vehicles to use seat

belts. This includes all employees operating WRSD owned vehicles, passengers in

WRSD owned vehicles, all employees operating personal vehicles while engaged in

WRSD business, and employees riding in a passenger vehicle while on WRSD business.

Examples of WRSD business include travel to conferences and travel between WRSD

schools.

All WRSD vehicles approved for public road travel will be equipped with seat belts

excluding student transportation vehicles with specially designed rider protections. This

includes the vehicle cab, passenger seating area and jump seats. Passengers will only be

permitted to ride in areas of the vehicle designed for that purpose. Seat belts shall be

used by all employees riding in the vehicle when the vehicle is in motion.

There are no exemptions to this policy.

Violation of this policy will result in disciplinary action in accordance with WRSD

disciplinary procedures.

All WRSD owned vehicles will be equipped with seat belts. Any vehicle not equipped

with seat belts or seat belts that are not operational, should be reported to Facilities

Department for repair or installation and should not be operated until equipped with

operational seat belts.

New Policy: March 2015


Schedule of Meetings

2015-2016

Regular business meetings of the Winnisquam Regional School Board for the

2015-2016 school year will be held at the Winnisquam Regional Middle School in

the Media Center at 6:30 p.m. on the following dates:

Monday, September 21, 2015

Monday, October 19, 2015

Monday, November 16, 2015

Monday, December 21, 2015

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Monday, February 15, 2016

Monday, March 28, 2016

Monday, April 18, 2016

Monday, May 16, 2016

Monday, June 20, 2016

Monday, August 15, 2016

Should the need arise for additional meeting(s) during the school year, these

meeting(s) will be posted at least twenty-four hours before the meeting(s).

Additional meetings would be held, as is current practice, at Winnisquam Regional

Middle School in the Media Center, 76 Winter Street, Tilton, NH 03276.

School Board meetings are open to the public.

Interested citizens, staff, students, and

representatives of the news are always welcome.

Poll Vote on March 20, 2015

To accept the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve Bob Donohue to be the new Director

of Facilities at a salary of $95,000, July 1, 2015. To accept the recommendation of the Superintendent

for Bob Donohue to start as Director of Facilities on May 26 – June 30, 2015, at a prorated salary of

$9,500 for transitional purposes of working with DTZ.

Vote:

Michael Gagne - yes

Jasen Stock – yes

Wayne Crowley – yes

Tom Fulweiler – yes

Sean Goodwin – yes

Tim Lang – yes

Julie Lonergan – yes

Patricia Sawicki – yes

Kevin Washburn – yes


To approve the 2014-15 coaching nominations for the spring high school athletic season as presented

by Zachary Medlock. (Melissa Flynn Track Assistant $1275 and Brittni Stewart Track Assistant

$1275)

Vote:

Michael Gagne - yes

Jasen Stock – yes



Sean Goodwin – yes

Tim Lang – yes


Patricia Sawicki – yes



To approve the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve Lori Kureger to be the Principal of

USS and Director of Student Services at a salary of $105,000 starting July 1, 2015 for the 2015-2016

school year.

Vote:

Michael Gagne - yes

Jasen Stock – yes



Sean Goodwin – unavailable

Tim Lang – yes


Patricia Sawicki – unavailable


WINNISQUAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Enrollment Report By Classroom

April 1, 2015

Agenda Item 7.3

Kindergarten

P AM PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total

Union Sanborn 37 20 17 17 17

18 18 17 18

18 16

18 18

37 38 35 70 69 249

Sanbornton Central 15 13 17 14 18 18 13

18 14 15 15 13

15 13 35 28 33 33 26 183

Southwick School 21 21 23

22 21 22

22 21 21

22 21 23

87 84 89 260

Total Elementary 37 53 48 105 97 120 117 115 692

Middle School 120 110 125 355

High School 112 131 112 106 461

Total District 37 53 48 105 97 120 117 115 120 110 125 112 131 112 106 1508

Comparison (to above) P K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total

Prevyear June 30, 2014 42 92 98 121 117 117 118 100 125 116 114 115 106 118 1499

Prevmonth 35 101 105 97 117 115 115 119 110 125 111 132 111 106 1499

Prev. Year April 1, 20134 36 92 92 121 117 119 116 102 123 115 117 116 107 118 1491

March 2015 Dropouts - 0 Total dropouts to date - 5

March 2014 Dropouts - 2 Total dropouts to date - 11

OFFICE OF THE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR MONTHLY REPORT

TO: DR. TAMMY DAVIS

FROM: CHERYL SOMMA

SUBJECT: APRIL MONTHLY REPORT

DATE: 4/10/2015

Final Adequate Aid 2014/2015

The final adequate aid amounts were published by the Dept. of Education. There is no change to

the amounts received by the three towns from the October 2014 published amounts.

Middle School Flooding

WRSD received an advance of $25,000 from Primex to cover costs associated with the flooding at

the Middle School. A cost estimate to date of $113,147 was prepared and submitted to Primex and

the adjuster for their review. At this time I have not heard back from either Primex or the

adjuster on the summary.

Final touch up in the media center is scheduled for today and additional painting will take place

over spring break. Replacement furniture will be purchased when approval is received from

Primex.

District Meeting

All reports related to District meeting were submitted to DRA and DOE.

Health Surplus Return

The health insurance surplus return was processed on Aril 3rd. Returns were processed for current

and former employees and retirees.

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT • FIFTY NINE 433 West Main Street, Tilton, New Hampshire 03276 • 603-286-4116 • 603-286-7402 Fax

TAMMY DAVIS, Ph.D.

SUPERINTENDENT DR. PAMELA MILLER CHERYL SOMMA ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR LORI KRUEGER JANICE L. GRENIER DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES & ACCOUNTING

WINNISQUAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT: TILTON • NORTHFIELD • SANBORNTON

Winnisquam Regional School District • Communities United for Excellence in Education

MEMO TO: Tammy Davis, Ph.D., Superintendent FROM: Janice Grenier, Director of Human Resources/Accounting SUBJECT: April School Board Report DATE: April 10, 2015 All of the Administrative, Professional and Teacher contracts were issued to staff on March 24th, following the District meeting as scheduled. The District was notified by HealthTrust and SchoolCare of our health insurance rates for FY 15-16. Our Guaranteed Maximum rates from HealthTrust projected a 15.9% increase; our final rates reflect a 15.2% increase. SchoolCare rates increased 9.5%. Northeast Delta Dental presented a continuation of the current rates, and Mutual of Omaha extended the current rates for another year. We are continuing our work on the iVisions staff web portal. Staff can now access their FY13-14 compensation statements, as well as current compensation statement. They also have access to FY 13-14 and 14-15 paycheck information. We are continuing to work on implementing substitute tracking, automating leave requests and having W-2 changes available online. We are researching the capability of using the elected benefits and benefit enrollment portion, although this may require purchasing another module. Amie and I both attended the NHASBO meeting on March 13th, SchoolCare’s benefits administrator workshop on March 31st, and HealthTrust’s benefits administrator workshop on April 8th. The main theme for all of these workshops was updates on the Affordable Care Act and its impact on School Districts, strategizing on being in full compliance, and sharing tools and information. Other important topics covered were medical insurance consumerism and its effect on rates, new benefit programs encouraging healthy lifestyles and incentivizing exercise.

To: Winnisquam Regional School Board

From: Lori Krueger, Director of Student Services

Date: April 9, 2015

By the Numbers:

School Special Education Students 504’s Preschool 33 0 USS 44 2 Southwick 53 10 Sanbornton 22 3 WRMS 43 20 WRHS 73 44 Out of District 5 March 27 Professional Development Day

On February 6 the DOE visited to review the last files for completion of recommended changes. We are awaiting their report. Smarter Balance:

As we begin implementing the assessment, the teachers are impressed by the effort the students are putting into the assessment, along with their focus to the task. In our monthly case managers meetings the special education teachers who are currently giving the test can report on how the accommodations work and if students are finding ease with accessing the embedded and non-embedded accommodations. Extended School Year:

The process of hiring staff for the Extended School Year program has begun. The program will run four days a week, Monday through Thursday, from July 6 to July 31, 2015.

Winnisquam Regional School District School Administrative Unit Fifty-Nine

Office of Technology Kevin Sousa, Director

435 West Main Street, Tilton, Hew Hampshire 03276 603.286.4531 fax 603.286.7402

To: Dr. Tammy Davis From: Kevin Sousa Date: April 10, 2015 Re: Technology Monthly Report for March 2015

1. Freshman Chromebook 1 to 1 Program Surveys: Information from the three surveys (Parents, Students and Teachers) has been reviewed and discussed with a team from the high school. A summary report will be provided for the May School Board meeting. Some ideas and suggestions have already been adapted into the program and others will be incorporated into the program for next year.

2. Online Assessments: STAR and Smarter Balanced: Smarter Balanced testing (previous NECAP state test) has been and continues to be conducted at Southwick and Sanbornton Central over the month. Southwick has experienced some technical issues with some classes at times being delayed during the start of the test. This has lead to adopting their Plan B which is having only two classes at a time testing. One classs uses the computer lab and one class uses chromebooks. There are no issues with testing in the computer lab. With the chromebooks there has been some initial delay with students getting logged onto the network and onto the testing site. Once the connection is made and students start taking the test there are few if any problems. We continue to work with our support services for the wireless system, Google/Chromebook support and other district technolgy departments as they too are testing. On Monday, April 13th a large scale test will be conducted with the Middle School. Their students will be taking the full test the week after April vacation. The high school will be conducting the test for the Juniors later in May.

3. Other Integrated Systems: Work is being completed to have two more systems connected to our Student Information System (MMS) allowing daily automatic transfers of information from MMS into these other programs. A-Renaissance Learning (STAR testing company) will have student, class, course, grade level, teacher information automatically uploaded into their system every night. This will allow students to be automatically enrolled in the testing program as soon as they enroll into a school with all testing information following them throughout. This will also allow designated district users a greater ability to generate important, customizable reports that the district needs in order to analyze and track student achiemvement individually, school/grade levels and by special groupings. Currently, the built in reporting system lacks more specific analytics that district is looking for. B-The district school nurse program (SNAP) now integrates with our Student Information System (MMS) so that as a student enters the district or biographical information changes this will update automatically daily into the nursing program. There will no longer be two separate databases of student information with the possibility of errors and it will require only one initial input from a staff member. All three programs, MMS (Student Information System), Renaissance Learning (STAR testing) and SNAP (nursing program) are hosted systems that will have more integration to communicate current, updated data from one central system. This provides better efficiency, accurate information and will affect various academic and business processe in the distict.

School Board Report for Athletics and Co-Curricular Activities: April 2015

Below is brief overview of the Athletic/Co-Curricular programs at both the Middle School and High School during the month of April.

● Spring sports have started and the fields are almost ready for games. The long winter and deep snowpack have resulted in extended indoor practices.

● All Spring teams at both the Middle and High School have full rosters. Softball and Baseball at the Middle School were the the only programs to have cuts.

● The Athletic Department purchased a 2009 Yamaha Golf Cart for the use of the Athletic Trainer. It also has an extra row of seats so it can be used for other events hosted by the School District, including, but not limited to graduation

● Eight Student Athletes from WRHS attended the NHIAA/NHADA Student Leadership conference in Concord, NH. The Director of the Program, Dan Serard, reached out to me personally to let me know how wonderful our student-athletes were throughout the entire conference.

● Cora Kelley was a Student- Athlete presenter at NHIAA/NHADA Student-Leadership Conference

● The Winnisquam Boosters purchased an Event Board for the track shed that will allow for the public to view the order of events for the track meet.

. Activities:

● The Winnisquam Drama Club performed Fiddler on a Roof for the Spring Show - Dates April 10, 11, and 12

● Kirk Young and the entire High School Music Department hosted a wonderful Evening with the Arts on March 28th. Many thanks go out to Mr. Young and all he does for the performing arts at WRHS.

● FFA - attended the NH State Convention and represented the WRHS Community well.

Regards, Zack Medlock MS, RAA Athletic/Co-Curricular Director Winnisquam Regional School District

mailto:[email protected]

Proudly serving the communities of Northfield, Sanbornton and Tilton.

Winnisquam Regional High School is committed to promoting a sense of PRIDE: Productive Citizenship ~ Respect for Self and Community ~ Individual Growth and Achievement

Determination to Succeed ~ Excellence in Education

PROMOTING P.R.I.D.E. WINNISQUAM REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

435 West Main Street Tilton, New Hampshire 03276

603-286-4531 MR. THOMAS W. LALIBERTE PRINCIPAL MR. ANDREW BRAUCH ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

MS. LISA RANSOM DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE

MS. STACEY GAGNON

GUIDANCE COUNSELOR

To: Dr. Tammy Davis From: Tom Laliberte Re: WRHS Principal’s Report Date: April 20, 2015 Curriculum, Instruction, Professional Development, and Assessment

On March 20th an energetic group of 17 WRHS students attended the annual Girls Technology Conference at Manchester Community College. This was a great opportunity to explore many different careers and school programs related to women in technological fields. The keynote was given by an inspiring CEO from a multi-million dollar company located in Manchester. The Director of NH Economic Development also spoke to attendees about the future of NH. Students participated in workshops on logo design, prosthetic limbs, ethernet cables, designing a website, robotics, precision measurement and more! As we introduce our first STEM classes to WRHS next year, this was a great introduction to our students.

The Street Law class conducted their first of two Mock Trials on Tuesday April 7th. Each student in the class chose a role to take on in a NH Criminal Case simulation. Student volunteers joined the class to complete our jury. All students did an excellent job with this collaborative class project and will begin preparation for a NH Civil Trial for Quarter 4.

Community and Parents

The Evening with the Arts was hosted at WRHS on Saturday, March 28. This is a fundraiser for the music program. The gym was filled with people who were served a spaghetti dinner. In addition to the school’s band and chorus productions, individual students were able to share their talents with the community. We had several Franklin students participate too. Since their music program is a rebuilding mode, this event gave their few music students a stage to perform.

Students

Liam Gove attended the National Automotive Technology Competition in New York. During this two-day event the students had to perform diagnostics and repair automobiles. Only two students from New Hampshire attended. Liam qualified through receiving the highest scores on a test proctored by the NH Automobile Dealer Association.

Jeremy Wentworth and Glen Bardsley placed first and second respectively in the Tilton-Northfield Rotary Club Four-Way Speech Contest.

Griffin Fredette represented WRHS for the second year at NH History Day which was held at Plymouth State University on March 28th. Griffin was commended for his detailed website about Russian Leaders over time to address this year’s theme of Leaders & Revolutionaries.

The State’s FFA convention was held at the Mt. Washington Hotel in late March. The following Agricultural Center students were recognized: Ryan Brown, Iris LaRochelle, Kristen Fender, Tyler Swain, Brenna Audet, and Bryce Keaton.

To: Dr. Tammy Davis From: Officer William Patten Reference: April board report Dr. Davis, Spring is finally here!!! I’m excited to have my short sleeves on. I’m further excited to say that the weight room is being used by so many kids right now. I’ve never seen the equipment be used and kids getting ready for the fall season. Tom and I met recently and we will be discussing the recent drug tragedy that has been affecting our alumni. I would like to have you at our round table discussion on May 8th so we can schedule an assembly with our student body. I plan on reaching out to our detectives, and a Laconia officer that has been handling the drug epidemic head on. The following is a list of calls handled from March 1st-April 1st: Medical Call-1 Student transport-4 Fire alarm activiation-1 Tobacco Violation arrest-3 Assault arrest-1 Alarm-1 Well being check-1 Juvenile problem-1 I truly hope you and the board members have a good spring. The year is winding down and the weather is improving. As my next board report will not be until May 8th I hope each and every one of you on the board have a good vacation week in April. Respectfully submitted, William A Patten

Winnisquam Regional Middle School

Administration: 76 Winter Street, Tilton, NH 03276 Robert T. Seaward, Jr., Principal Phone: 603-286-7143 Fax:603-286-7410 Shannon M. Kruger, Asst. Principal www.wrsdsau59.org

To: Dr. Tammy Davis

From: Rob Seaward

Re: Middle School Principal’s Report

Date: April 10, 2015

Curriculum, Instruction, Professional Development and Assessment ● Staff and students have spent some time over the past couple months preparing for the Smarter Balanced

test. Quite a bit of PD has been provided to staff learning the various testing protocols and developing a

testing plan to maximize our chances for success this May. We have one last practice session scheduled for

April 13, where everyone will have one more opportunity to practice with the computer/testing tools and

skills. 6th grade will test May 4-8, 7th will test May 11-15, and 8th will test May 18-22.

● 8th grade will also be taking the NECAP science test during the week of May 4-8.

● Staff continue to work on the whole school spelling/vocabulary effort. All teachers have been developing

lessons and receiving professional development to improve their skills/strategies in this area. Donna

Beauregard and Maria Simoes will be providing additional training in May to the whole staff and some

specialized PD for ELA teachers by grade level.

● Our Response to instruction (RtI) efforts continue. As noted previously, we have maintained the same

groupings through Q3 + Q4 and will be conducting our next review in early June. Data will be shared in the

July/August report. This data will also be used to help identify our summer school participants, RtI groups for

the fall session, and to better balance classes in the fall.

Community and Parent Activities ● We continue to hold our monthly PTO and parent/principal meetings. This month, I met with several parents

where we discussed a wide range of topics including Smarter Balanced testing, the parking lot situation at

WRMS, our flood recovery efforts, the strategic plan, etc.

● We are holding our first annual parent forum on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. The event is open to everyone

and will focus on five areas of interest: Smarter Balanced, STAR, summer programs, MMS, and RtI.

● I continue to update and encourage everyone to visit my Principal’s Page regularly to stay on top of all of the

most up-to-date info and events. https://sites.google.com/a/wrsdsau59.org/principal-s-page/home

Student Activities ● We have just transitioned to our 4th quarter and our final enrichment of the year.

● Recently, we held our annual Tiger Assembly where folks from PSU discussed and performed for students

regarding bullying. Their message was clear, bullying is unacceptable in any form.

● In a continuing effort to reinforce positive behavior at WRMS, we recently held a GOTCHA Ski Trip where

students celebrated their positive behavior. Students enjoyed the new venue immensely replacing the annual

mall trip. This is the second trip changed this year due to student feedback. I commend the Green Team for all

of their efforts to find the best rewards possible to support our PBIS program.

Recognition ● Andrew Perkins and Elise Smith were both chosen by staff and students as the March Faculty/Staff BEST of

the month for their work in supporting special ed students. We appreciate all that Andrew and Elise do for

WRMS and our students.

Serving Tilton, Northfield and Sanbornton

http://www.wrsdsau59.org/

https://sites.google.com/a/wrsdsau59.org/principal-s-page/home

TO: DR. TAMMY DAVIS, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FROM: RICH HINES, SOUTHWICK PRINCIPAL DATE: APRIL 3, 2015 RE: MONTHLY REPORT Curriculum, Instruction, Professional Development and Assessment:

Teacher’s Meetings for the month have been devoted to Smarter Balanced Testing. Due to connectivity issues a new schedule was developed so one class would test in the computer lab and one class would have Chromebooks to test on in their classroom. Maria Pearson also provided additional training by showing teachers how to access TIDE and what they will see, and have to do to allow students to get started on their testing.

Maria Pearson provided hands-on training for TIDE (Smarter Balanced Testing) during the Curriculum Afternoon on March 19. Each teacher went through the training for Administering the Smarter Balanced Assessment.

STAR Testing took place over the first three weeks of March for all students. The Data Team met to review the progress and to set goals for the final test session.

Smarter Balanced Testing started for grade 5 students on Monday, March 30. Each grade level will have testing over a period of two weeks; ELA and Math. Grade 4 students will be tested during the weeks of April 13 and 20. Grade 3 students will be tested during the weeks of May 4 and May 11.

Grade Level RtI Teams have been meeting to review data from the past seven weeks of intervention provided to all students. Some students have been moved out of their groups with the progress made. Other students have been moved as they need a different intervention. Donna Beauregard has supported us through this process.

Community and Family Activities: Arts Alive 2015 Open House was held at the Belknap Mill in Laconia on Wednesday, March 11;

5:30-7:00 PM. Julie Swain had a large amount of student art work on display for students and parents to view. As always it is wonderful to see the creativity, various art forms used and the focus on skills being taught at each grade level.

The Artist In Residence culminating event “Celebrating Community” took place on March 25 in the evening. Parents and students were invited to attend three different activities during the night by grade level. Students showed parents their individual African Sand Art and writing in their classroom. This was followed with each grade level performing African Drumming in the CAF. The final activity, all parents were asked to view the African Sand Art Mural depicting our community which was hung in the Southwick School lobby.

Student Activities: The Artist In Residence took place over eight days running from March 2-11. Our two artists:

Segun Olorunfemi, African Visual Artist and Theo Martey, African Percussionist both worked with every student several times over the eight days. They were masters of their craft and their ability to work with our students.

The Southwick School Student Council and Mrs. Roy, SS Nurse, ran the Pennies for Patients drive for Leukemia and Lymphoma. Over the two week period, we raised $1,075.80!

The Fifth Grade Students had their Wax Museum on March 12. Each student took on an important person, learned about their life, and wrote a speech in the first person to present to students and parents. Each student dressed the part of their person and provided some form of visual. This was again a very successful event for all!

Recognition and Thanks: Our Artist In Residence would not have taken place without the dedication, creativity and

organization of Julie Swain. Julie wrote the majority of the NH Arts Council Grant, which was fully funded by the NH Council on the Arts. Julie’s vision came to fruition. Our thanks also to the school board for allowing us to put funds in the Southwick School Budget and the PTO for their support of the Artist In Residency. It does take a village – our thanks to all staff for supporting and joining in on the AIR.

Special thanks to Maria Pearson for all of her help and support for all teachers and students in preparing for the Smarter Balanced Testing.

To: Dr. Tammy Davis, Superintendent RE: School Board Report for the April 19, 2015 Meeting From: Cynthia Proulx, USS Principal Date: April 10, 2015 Curriculum, Instruction, Professional Development & Assessment:

March 27th Mary Beth Sledzik, CSI, provided afterschool Guided Reading Instruction to paraprofessionals and teachers

April 8th Grade Level Team Work initiated from March 27th Professional Development on Academic Choice, Engagement and Intrinsic Motivation

April 9th Elementary Technology Meeting April 14th Attending NH DOE Early Childhood Task Force

April 16th and 21st Principal Transition Meetings with Lori Krueger and Donna Beauregard

April 16th Elementary Curriculum Meeting. April Mary Beth Sledzik, CSI, Fountas and Pinnell training for teachers. April 1st and 22nd Staff Meeting: Engaging students who live with poverty

Community and Family Activities:

March 30th Literacy Night for Families with Storyteller and Songwriter Steve Blount April 10th Little League Ice Cream Social April 15th Principal’s Roundtable: Meet your new Principal, Ms. Lori Krueger April Title One Math Night

Student Activities:

April 1st, 15th and 22nd Meetings with Union Sanborn School Student Leaders April 16th, 17th and 21st Meetings with First Grade Student: Operating a School Store April 24th School Wide Meeting: Recognition of Reading Minutes and Good Citizens led by

Student Leaders Recognition and Thanks:

Mary Beth Sledzik for providing professional development for Union Sanborn Staff Members Donna Beauregard for providing professional development for Union Sanborn Staff Members Sandie Sterling for her guidance with Title One

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WINNISQUAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Minutes of the Annual Meeting March 21, 2015

Pursuant to the Winnisquam Regional School District Warrant, the Annual School District meeting was convened in the gymnasium of the Winnisquam Regional High School in the Town of Tilton in said District on the 21st day of March 2015. School District Moderator Kent Finemore called the meeting to order at 9:15 a.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Bob Cormier, chief of police in Tilton. Moderator Finemore pointed out the section for non-voters. Kent Finemore asked for a moment of silence to honor those who have passed. He took a moment to thank the Supervisors of the Checklist along with Adam Satler for operating the sound system. Kent Finemore went over the ground rules and the process of today’s meeting, asking to limit testimony to five minutes. He explained ballot vote rules and asked that amendments to articles be presented in writing. Moderator Kent Finemore swore in Assistant Moderators. At this time Moderator Kent Finemore announced election results. Moderator Finemore read Article 1 as follows: Article-1

To see if the Winnisquam Regional School District will vote to raise and appropriate the Budget Committee’s recommended amount of Twenty Five Million Nine Hundred Thirty Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Five

dollars [ $25,930,945 ] for the support of schools, for the payment of salaries for the District officials and agents, and for the payment of statutory obligations of the District. The article does not include appropriations voted in other warrant articles. The School Board recommends Twenty Six Million Fifty Two Thousand One Hundred

Twenty Five dollars [ $26,052,125 ].

[Majority vote required] The School Board recommends this appropriation unanimously The Budget Committee recommends this appropriation 7-0

This article raises the appropriations for the General Fund, plus Special Revenue Funds for Food Service and Local, State and Federal Grants.

Motion: Motion made by Nina Gardner and seconded by Michel Gagne. Testimony: Nina Gardner spoke to the article and opened with a PowerPoint presentation. She began by explaining that the operating budget is up by 1.44% over last year and added that the changes in tax rates which vary in the district are one of the factors; down .16 in Northfield, up .81 in Sanbornton and up .74 in Tilton. Other elements include the ADM (Average Daily Membership), property ownership and money provided by the state. Nina stated the budget represents an investment in the people, our students and staff. Included in the budget is the redesigning of the Title 1 fund which represents the number of children on or below poverty levels, replacing tutors with interventionists to improve academic achievement for all students. Other factors include health insurance increases which are very significant, less savings regarding the Honeywell energy project due to the low cost of oil. Some of the increases include salaries, interventionists, retirement rate increases, technical services, Chrome books for freshmen and the Huot Technical Center in Laconia which has increased costs. Some areas which have a decrease in the budget include a retired bond, staff changes, textbooks, transportation reductions, utilities and $13,156 in merit pay. She emphasized that this budget includes significant educational changes that will impact the district such as the interventionist positions, IT services and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) which are intended to move students forward educationally. Discussion: Kathryn Ferrara questioned why we rely on the state to give us money which can be pulled at any time and why not include in the budget as possible income so we do not get stuck with picking up the slack. Nina Gardner responded that the state is required to provide funding for education and added that we are dependent on state aid, and without it parents would not be able to send their children in Northfield, for example. Furthermore, she stated that our tax rate would go up. Follow-up: Silas St. James of Tilton wanted an explanation on the two different amounts in the article, one recommended by the Budget Committee and the School Board’s recommended amount.

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Sean Goodwin explained the differences reflect the budget committee changes of some of the operating budget items which have been moved into the capital improvement plan, adjustments to utilities in natural gas, fuel oil, gas and diesel and the removal of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) at Sanbornton Central School. Vote: Affirmative. Article 1 passes. Moderator Finemore read Article 2 as follows: Article-2

To see if the Winnisquam Regional School District will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of up to Four Hundred

Fifty Thousand dollars [ $450,000 ] to be placed in the Capital Reserve Fund-Building Renovations and Repairs previously established, with such amount to be funded from the June 30, 2015 unreserved fund balance available for transfer on July 1, 2015. No amount to be raised from taxation. [Majority vote required] The School Board recommends this appropriation unanimously The Budget Committee recommends this appropriation 7-0

This will help maintain a favorable trust fund balance to fund building repairs and improvements in accordance with the District’s Capital Improvement Plan.

Motion: Motion made by Michael Gagne and seconded by Sean Goodwin. Testimony: Michael Gagne spoke to the article explaining that this is an annual request to fund our capital improvement plan. This reserve fund is used for facility improvements throughout the district. Recent improvements include completion of roof replacement at Southwick School, security improvements at all schools and ongoing capital assessment of all schools. The estimated balance in this account for June 30, 2015 is $754,140.00. Discussion: No discussion. Vote: Affirmative. Article 2 passes. Motion to protect articles 1 and 2 by Michael Gagne and seconded by Julie Lonergan. Articles 1 and 2 are protected. Moderator Finemore read Article 3 as follows: Article-3

To see if the Winnisquam Regional School District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Hundred

Seventy One Thousand One Hundred Thirty Eight dollars [ $671,138 ] for the following purpose: At Union Sanborn School, install ADA entrance door controls, at the Sanbornton Central School, replace the existing underground storage tank and piping, replace the remaining asphalt shingle roof with metal, replace the existing playground structure with a new structure, replace the fire alarm panel and conduct asbestos abatement on floor tiles, at Southwick School, install ADA entrance door controls, replace the sprinkler system, install a hand washing sink and drainage /driveway/culvert repair, at the Middle School, complete asbestos abatement, replace the lockers in the 6th and 7th grade wings, at the High School, replace the concrete walks at the main and gym entrances, purchase bleachers for the athletic fields at the High/Middle campus, and to authorize the withdrawal of Six

Hundred Seventy One Thousand One Hundred Thirty Eight dollars [ $671,138 ] from the Capital Reserve Fund-Building Renovations and Repairs created for that purpose. [Majority vote required] The School Board recommends this appropriation unanimously The Budget Committee recommends this appropriation 7-0 Motion: Called to motion by Jasen Stock and seconded by Michael Gagne. Testimony: Jasen Stock clarified that this is the expenditure of funds for our capital improvement as stated in article 2. He went on to say that with the five year capital improvement plan we are making progress regarding roof repairs over the last couple of years. He also added that the ADA is making sure our doors and egresses are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Discussion: Kathryn Ferrara asked if the $450,000.00 was included in the $754,140.00 account. Cheryl Somma responded that all of this information, including any ongoing projects are listed on page fifty of the annual report. She added that the estimated balance at the end of the year is $754,140.00 without the $450,000.00, however if we have fund balance remaining, it will be added to the $754,140.00.

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Vote: Affirmative. Article 3 passes. Motion to protect vote by Jasen Stock and seconded by Michael Gagne. Article 3 protected. Moderator Finemore read Article 4 as follows: Article-4

To see if the Winnisquam Regional School District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of up to Forty

Thousand dollars [ $40,000 ] to be placed in the School Facilities Maintenance Emergency Repairs Fund previously established, said sum to be paid from the June 30, 2015 unreserved fund balance available for transfer on July 1, 2015. No amount to be raised from taxation. [Majority vote required] The School Board recommends this appropriation unanimously The Budget Committee recommends this appropriation 7-0

Annually, the District budgets an estimated amount for facility repairs. At year-end these appropriations, if unused, lapse back to the unreserved fund balance. Moneys deposited in the emergency trust fund will address unforeseen repairs that are not included in the general fund budget.

Motion: Called to motion by Tim Lang and seconded by Michael Gagne.

Discussion: Kathryn Ferrara asked where the funds are being held and if they are collecting interest. Tim Lang replied that the funds are being held in an interest bearing account which currently has a balance of $60,570.00. Vote: Affirmative. Article 4 passes. Motion to protect vote by Michael Gagne and seconded by Tim Lang. Moderator Finemore read Article 5 as follows: Article-5

To transact any other business that may legally come before this meeting. At this time moderator Kent Finemore asked that we join in congratulating Richie Mills, a senior and three-time state wrestling champion who made it as far as the nationals this year. A dedication was made by Kevin LaChapelle to recognize Principal Rich Hines who will be retiring at the end of the school year after 26 years of devoted service. Nina Gardner pointed out that three budget committee members were not present because of important personal business and one member who is ill. She also thanked Eliza Conde for her vital work on the Budget Committee as record keeper. Meeting adjourned at 10:17 a.m.

A true record, Attest: Patricia Risley School District Clerk Winnisquam Regional School District

Revised: 4/13/2015

WINNISQUAM REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 2014 – 2015 END OF THE YEAR SCHEDULE

April 24th Senior Breakfast ‐ Café, 7:45 am – 9:00 am April 27th – May 1st Spring Vacation May 6th & 7th Science NECAP Testing ‐ Juniors – (Time: Period 1 & 2) May 9th Senior Prom, Mojalaki ‐ (7:00 – 10:00pm) May 14th ALL BAND Concert – Café – (7:00 – 9:00pm) 6th thru 12th grade May 19th Science Fair – (4:00 pm – 6:00 pm) Café May 21st ALL CHOIR Concert – Café – (7:00 – 9:00pm) 6th thru 12th grade May 22nd 2nd Block: ASSEMBLY ‐ Activity Awards / Underclassman Scholarship & Awards/

Student Council Speeches / Memorial Day Tribute May 23rd – 24th Senior Trip – Lake George, NY May 25th Memorial Day – NO SCHOOL May 28th FFA Awards Night – 6:00 pm May 29th 8th Grade Transition Day May 29th Great East Festival Field Trip May 29th Last day of Huot for seniors June 6th Teen Light Walk‐A‐Thon (9:30am – 1:00pm) June 8th Athletic End of the Year Sports Awards ‐ 5:30 pm ‐ Café June 9th 4th Block: ASSEMBLY ‐ State Scholar Recognition / Yearbook Dedication June 9th Senior Class Night ‐ Café – 6:00pm June 13th Graduation – 5:30pm

Senior Exam Schedule (Senior Grades due Monday, June 8th @ 8:00 am) Backdrop needs to be complete by Monday, June 8th. Monday, June 1st 7:45 – 9:45 EXAM 1B (Cafe)

10:00 – 12:00 EXAM 2B (Library) 12:00– 12:28 B Lunch 12:30 – 2:30 Competency Recovery (room 202) 12:30 Prime Backdrop Tuesday, June 2nd 7:45 – 9:45 EXAM 1A (Cafe) 10:00 – 12:00 EXAM 2A (Library) 12:00 – 12:28 B Lunch 12:30 – 2:30 Competency Recovery (room 202) Wednesday, June 3rd 7:45 – 9:45 EXAM 3B (Cafe) 10:00 – 12:00 EXAM 4B (Library) 12:00 – 12:28 B Lunch 12:30 – 2:30 Competency Recovery (room 202) Thursday, June 4th 7:45 – 9:45 EXAM 3A (Cafe) 10:00 – 12:00 EXAM 4A (Library) 12:00 – 12:30 B Lunch 12:30 – 2:30 Competency Recovery (room 202) Friday, June 5th 7:37 – 10:00 Make Up Exam (Library)

10:00 – 12:00 Competency Recover (room 202) 12:30‐2:30 STAR Testing – Mandatory for all seniors

Revised: 4/13/2015

Monday, June 8th 7:45 – 11:30 Marching Practice (mandatory attendance required) CAFÉ 1:00 – 2:30 Senior Backdrop

All Graduation requirements must be met to receive Cap & Gown and to walk at Graduation!

Tuesday, June 9th 11:00 – 12:00 Senior BBQ (Outside or Gym Lobby – bring blanket for picnic)

12:15 Senior Class Picture (Gym) 12:30 pm Seniors – set up café for Assembly and Class Night 1:15 – 2:30 pm ASSEMBLY (HS CAFÉ) ‐ Yearbook Dedication /State Scholar

Recognition 6:00 pm Senior Class Night (Café) (Seniors arrive @ 5:15pm –GYM)

Wednesday, June 10th 7:45 – 11:30 Marching Practice (mandatory attendance required) GYM Thursday, June 11th 7:45 – 11:30 Marching Practice (mandatory attendance required) GYM

(Mat down in Gym @ 2:30 pm – Stage set up) Friday, June 12th 7:45 – 11:30 Marching Practice (mandatory attendance required) GYM 12:00 – 2:30 Gymnasium Set up Saturday, June 13th 5:30pm Graduation Ceremony (Seniors arrive @ 4:30pm – Media Center)

Compliance Overview for Special Education

April 13, 2015

The model for the year of compliance review (2013-14) that the Winnisquam Regional School District

falls under with the Department of Education involves 2 groupings of files to be reviewed. The first

review was 40 out of 50 prepared files, the second was 34 files that were reviewed based on the areas that

the DOE looked for continued implementation of changes based on the first visit that reviewed 40 files.

The DOE visited on February 6th, 2015 to follow-up on findings from November 7, 2014 in which the

Department reviewed the corrections the District had made since the original visit of December 2013. In

a report received on March 13, 2015 the District was left with 24 corrections to be made to the original 50

files that were reviewed. It is expected that all but the evaluation section will be found to be in

compliance. The evaluation process in special education is triennial and the files in question are not due

for another year. This is down from original number of 633 points of correction in the original report. To

give perspective to the number, each child’s file was looked at for 115 points of reference. 40 of the 50

files were reviewed, therefore there are 4600 points of data that we were assessed on. This decrease in

findings was accomplished through the changing of the written prior notice forms, understanding the

DOE’s definition of writing a measureable goal, providing outside documentation of the IEP to

demonstrate implementation of the IEP, and changes to headings in the student profile descriptions. The

special education teachers and related service personnel have received various trainings since the original

compliance visit in regards to the written prior notice, measureable goals, descriptions in the student

profiles and services page section of the IEP. Shirley Curdie and I were part of a team with the DOE to

develop an example of a compliant written prior notice form. This committee came about as all the

districts under compliance were found to not have an acceptable form. The districts asked for guidance

on this from the Department of Education.

On March 16, 2015 the DOE returned to look at 34 new files to see if the District has put into practice the

changes that were recommended. A report was recently received from the DOE. The District was found

to have 58 incidents of errors. On a positive note only 2 errors were for measureable goals, this is out of

24 points examined for this on each student. This has been a focus area for the District. The area of

concern for most of the 58 points in this round is the wording within the new state form for written prior

notice. We will be asking for clarity of the findings when the DOE returns on April 20, 2015.

Future steps to insure that compliance continues to be met, include ongoing professional development

during the monthly case managers meetings. In addition, next fall during the opening days there will be a

refresher for all returning teachers and an introduction for our new teachers. Jamie Vose will be

supporting compliance in her role as Coordinator of Student Services. Our administrative assistants in

special education have done a strong job of catching procedural compliance work for the case managers.

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