Agenda set for RSU 71 board meeting Jan. 24

Sun, 01/23/2022 - 2:45pm

BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.

The meeting will be held Monday, Jan. 24 at 5:30 p.m.

Attendees can participate via Zoom or in-person with masks mandated for those attending in-person. Should un-masked be present, the board says it will pause the meeting and instead conduct the meeting via Zoom at 6:30 p.m.

Advanced registration for the meeting can be completed at: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GEUtAjXuSQikM42emlxsug

AGENDA

I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER

II. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA

III. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
3.1 Minutes from Regular Board Meeting - January 10 (vote)

IV. COMMITTEE REPORTS
4.1 Finance Committee
4.2 Long Range Planning Committee
4.3 Policy Committee

V. CONSENT AGENDA FOR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES (vote)
5.1 Finance Committee - Minutes December 13
5.2 Finance Committee - Minutes January 10
5.3 Long Range Planning Committee - K - 5 Regionalization, Transportation and Athletic Ad-Hoc Committee - Minutes January 5
5.4 Policy Committee - Policy Committee Minutes - December 1

VI. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

VII. RSU 71 MOMENT
● CASS Times - student newspaper: Mrs. Nancy Nickerson and student Elliot Fowler
● BCOPE Student Selected to go to Washington D.C - Mia Fay
● BCOPE Gardens Recognized - by Belfast Garden Club and Local Press
● Appreciation for students who spoke at board meeting on January 10

VIII. BOARD ITEMS

8.1 CAS (character, activity, and service) at BAHS - Matt Battani

8.2 Technology Update - Dr Dave Fournier

8.3 Direction from School Board Regarding Percentage of 2022-2023 Budget Proposal

8.4 Policies for Second Reading (Vote)
● IHCD - ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES
● IHCDA POST-SECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTIONS
● IJJ INSTRUCTIONAL AND LIBRARY-MEDIA MATERIALS SELECTION
● DRAFT IJOA FIELD TRIPS AND OTHER STUDENT TRAVEL
● IJOA-R GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR FIELD TRIPS

IX. NOMINATIONS/APPOINTMENTS/TRANSFERS/RESIGNATIONS
9.1 Resignations (information)
● Lisa Stathoplos - Ed Tech - BCOPE
● Caitlyn Stauffer-Meixsell - Grade 3 Teacher - Kermit Nickerson Elementary
● Brittany Oettinger - Nurse - East Belfast Elementary

X. ADJOURNMENT