Agenda set for Oct. 7 Five Town CSD board meeting

Fri, 10/02/2020 - 9:30am

ROCKPORT — The agenda has been set for the Five Town CSD school board meeting Wednesday, Oct. 7 in the Camden Hills Regional High School chorus room at 7 p.m.

The meeting can be viewed at networkmaine.zoom.us/j/85892111031 and youtube.com/c/SchoolsCamden. The public can participate with Zoom or in-person. Questions can be asked via the Zoom chatbox.

Agenda

1. Call to Order

2. Adjustments to the Agenda

3. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda

4. Notification of Resignation
a. Keith Rose – Effective December 4, 2020

5. Recognition
a. Let’s Go! Smarter Lunchroom Program – Wave Café
b. National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists
• Jonathan McDevitt
• Wyatt Munson
• Elias Porter
• Claire Wyman

6. Nominations (Note: Executive Sessions Possible for Nominations - 1 MRSA § 405(6)A)
a. Stipend Nominations
Position Nominee Points Bonus Amount
Soccer Boys – Freshman Dwight Pitcairn 20 0% $1,557.60
PEERS Advisor David Cooper 17 10% $1,456.36

7. Minutes
a. Approval of the September 2, 2020 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

8. Discussion of Staffing

9. Counseling Department Update – Jeremy Marks
a. Social and Emotional Learning

10. Introduction to Esports – Jeff Hart

11. Approval of the Revised 2020-2021 School Calendar

12. Approval of the Megunticook Bus Driver/Custodian/Food Services Contract (Executive Session Possible –1 MRSA §405 6 (D))

13. School Board Chair’s Report – Becky Flanagan

14. Superintendent’s Report – Maria Libby
a. Sophomore Student Rep Interview scheduled for October 21, 8-10:30 a.m.

15. Student Representatives Report — Julianna Day, Oliver Worner

16. Administrative Reports
a. Deb McIntyre, Assistant Superintendent
b. Shawn Carlson, CHRHS Principal
i. Class Size Report
c. Valerie Mattes, Director of Student Special Services

17. Standing Committee Reports
a. Joint Curriculum – Met October 5, 3 p.m.
i. Possible Textbook Approvals:
• Nervous Conditions, by Tsitsi Dangarembga, 1988 – Course: Honors Integrated Humanities – Teacher requesting: Tom Gray – Cost: $18/book
• Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates, 2015 – Course: AP Seminar – Teacher requesting: Tom Gray – Cost: $26/book
• Educated, by Tara Westover, 2018 – Course: AP Seminar – Teacher requesting: Tom Gray – Cost: $28/book
ii. Possible Curriculum Approval:
• Visual Performing Arts
b. Finance — Met September 2. Next meeting October 21, 6:00 p.m.
i. Finance Update – Finance Committee Chair
c. Joint Policy — Next Meeting October 19, 3:30 p.m.

18. School Advisory Committee Reports
a. DEI Task Force – Met September 30. Next meeting October 28, 7 p.m.

19. Future Agenda Items

20. Adjourn