Minutes – School board meeting 1/26/09
Attending: Lauren Poster – chair, Andy Reichsman – vice chair, Gussie Bartlett – Sec’y, Francie Marbury – Principal, Wendy Houlihan – WCSU Superintendent
The meeting was called to order at 10:10am.
Lauren informed us that the Board of Education is expressing agreement with Governor Douglas’s approach to the budget crisis, which would mean funding the 2010 budget at 2009 levels, including level revenue streams from the State. Owing to the uncertainty of what will occur between now and Town Meeting, we decided to move forward with the budget that we crafted over the past months and attempt to level fund only if that becomes a definitive directive from the State.
We discussed with Wendy the parameters around establishing Reserve Funds.
At 10:37 am, Lauren moved that we go into Executive Session to discuss a student. Gussie seconded the motion. The motion passed. We left Exec Session at 11:00 am.
No action was taken in Executive Session.
Lauren made a motion that we recommend to the taxpayers to approve a transfer of funds from our General Fund to Reserve Funds. She proposed that we recommend putting $50,000 into the Capital Reserve Fund and $40,000 into the Transportation Reserve Fund. She further moved that we recommend that the town create a Future Tuition Fund and move $100,000 from the General Fund into the new fund. Andy seconded the motion. The motion passed.
Lauren moved that we approve the School District warning for the Annual Meeting, March 3rd, 2009. Gussie seconded. The motion passed.
We signed the Director’s Report for inclusion in the Town Report.
Gussie will attend the Pre-Town meeting on Feb 25th and Andy will attend if possible. Lauren regretfully will be out of town on that date..
The meeting was adjourned at 11:28 am.
Respectfully submitted,
Andy Reichsman
Pay Orders: none
Future Board Meetings: Monday February 9th at 6:00pm, Monday March 9th at 6:00pm.
Posted: February 16th, 2009 under School Board.