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APPROVED

Attending: Lauren Poster – chair, Andy Reichsman – vice chair, Gussie Bartlett – Sec’y, Francie Marbury – Principal, Steven John – Superintendent, Gail MacArthur – Bus Coordinator

The meeting was called to order at 5:01 pm.

Gail MacArthur reported about her work on obtaining a bus in conjunction with the bus grant we received from the State. Gail solicited a few bids, which included a 2011 International with a 2010 engine at $83,734.56, a 2011 International with a 2007 engine at $77,734.56, a Freightliner at $75,933.00 and she is waiting on bid on a Bluebird. The Freightliner and the Bluebird buses use a technology to meet EPA requirements that Gail researched and found several concerns that strongly suggest avoiding that methodology. The board thanked Gail for all the hard work in finding quotes and researching the various competing technologies.

Andy moved that we arrange to purchase either the 2011 International with a 2007 engine at $77,734.56 or the 2011 International with a 2010 engine at $83,734.56. We would prefer the less expensive bus if that model is available. We are acting on a bus purchase at this time because of a substantial grant we received from the State. Gussie seconded the motion. The motion passed.

Gail MacArthur left at 5:30pm.

We then turned to the MES 2011 budget. We reviewed the overall budget picture and plan to continue looking at the budget at the January 11th meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 6:32 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Andy Reichsman

Future Board Meetings: Monday, January 11th at 6:00 pm.

Our Guiding Principles:
Students’ will be at the center of our decision-making
We will keep to the agenda.
The chair will estimate the amount of time necessary for each item
and act as timekeeper during the meeting.
Every voice is heard as discussion goes back and forth.
Decisions will not be made hastily.
We will ask ourselves, “What other information do we need
in order to make a thoughtful decision?”
Decisions/discussion will be recapped before moving on to a new item.
Items requiring action will be identified and we will note who is responsible for each action item.
Follow through will occur before the next meeting.
We will use e-mail judiciously to communicate between meetings.
Implementation Guidelines:
Meetings will be held on the second Monday of each month with the fourth Monday
kept in reserve, if an additional meeting is needed.
The chair will send out the agenda the Thursday before the meeting.
The meetings will start at 6 pm and go no later than 9 pm
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