Under Report of the Secretary

7:00p.m. Business Meeting

Mr. Coyne called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.

Members Present: John Coyne-Chairperson, Rebecca Minnick, Robert O’Brien, Anthony Toppi, Maureen Quinn, Benjamin Meiklejohn, Ellen Alcorn, Susan Hopkins, Sarah Thompson

Members not present: Lori Gramlich

New Business

1. First reading of the superintendent’s FY08 budget

Superintendent O’Connor presented the superintendent’s proposed FY08 budget to the Committee.

Mr. Meiklejohn indicated that the Finance Committee will be meeting on Wed., March 7th, 6 p.m. at PATHS, Room 250.

Personnel

1. Consideration and action to approve the Personnel items listed:

a. Consideration and action to renew the contracts of Principals for the 2007-2008 school year who have been employed more than two years, pursuant to M.R.S.A . Title 20-A, Chapter 504, Section §13301, Employment of Principals.

Christine Bearce	Marcia Gendron	Derek Pierce
Jill Blackwood	Karen James	Stephen Rogers
Kathleen Bouchard	Michael Johnson	Kathleen Rossi
Brian Britting	Cynthia Loring	Phoebe Russell
Dawn Carrigan	Michael McCarthy	Gail Senese
Carole Clark	J. Peter McCormack	J. David Shapiro
Lee Crocker	Marysue Morrison	Deirdre Steiner
Carol Dayn	Stephen Nolan	David Turner
Kelly Hasson		Robert Wood

b. Leave of Absence: Effective 2/26/07 through end of school year

Robin Stevens Grade 4/East End Personal

c. Change in Degree: Effective 1/1/07

Kelly Hasson Principal/Cliff & Peaks Island $1,000

CAS/University of Maine

Mr. O'Brien moved, seconded by Ms. Alcorn and voted unanimously to approve the Personnel items listed. (Students voted with majority)

Adjournment

Ms. Minnick moved, seconded Mr. Meiklejohn and voted unanimously to adjourn the business meeting at 7:14 p.m. (Students voted with majority)

7:30 p.m. Workshop Session – Room 321

The Committee moved into a workshop session to discuss report cards – Tom Lafavore and Jeanne Whynot-Vickers

Respectfully submitted,

Mary Jo O'Connor, Superintendent of Schools