School Board Meeting Minutes 2/9/09
Attending: Lauren Poster – chair, Andy Reichsman – vice chair, Gussie Bartlett – Sec’y, Francie Marbury – Principal, , Wendy Houlihan – WCSU Superintendent,
Ed Metcalfe – Whitingham School Board
The meeting was called to order at 6:10 pm.
Ed Metcalfe came to the meeting to discuss the possibility of Marlboro sending Junior High students to Whitingham. He was merely introducing the idea; as of yet there are no details about tuition costs, logistics or other considerations. The Board will take this under consideration. Lauren felt that we should disseminate some information to parents of current students so they are aware of the possibility. Lauren offered to write a note to go along with The Whitingham information sheet.
Lauren moved that we accept the minutes of 1/12. Andy seconded. The motion passed. Gussie moved that we accept the minutes of 1/21, Lauren seconded. The motion passed. Lauren moved that we accept the minutes of 1/26. Andy seconded. The motion passed.
Principal’s Report (attached below)
Francie presented the NECAP results that were released in January (see below). Some of the numbers appear to signal concern but, with our small numbers of students and the fact that some families opt out of the testing, drawing conclusions from these statistics can be difficult. Lauren feels that it would be wrong to make curriculum decisions based on these numbers. Wendy says they are one piece of the picture; you should not ignore them but they are not the be-all and end-all.
Some small changes in approaches to social interactions in the school are making changes in the school climate. Francie is also looking into bringing someone in to help us address this issue.
Respectfully submitted,
Andy Reichsman
Pay Orders: #12 2/13/09 $ 86,255.09
#13 2/27/09 $118,785.61
Future Board Meetings: Monday March 9th at 6:00pm.
Marlboro School Board Meeting
Principal’s Report pdf:
Posted: March 18th, 2009 under School Board.