MILLER’S RUN SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Monday, April 20, 2015 – 6:00 p.m. Millers Run School, Sheffield, VT
Present: Jennifer Barone, Acting Superintendent; Tisha Hankinson, CNSU Business Manager; Sikander Rashid, Principal; and Board Members: Chair, Jill Faulkner; Biff Mahoney; Diane Nijensohn; and Leah Rexford.
Visitors: Bobbie Bristol; Patrick Ham, 8th Grade Teacher; and Ed Richardson. .
· Tisha reported on the Community Eligible Program for free breakfast and lunch for all students. Qualification goes by the school’s number of students on the Direct Certification List. To qualify MRS needs 40% of the total students to be on that List – it is close. Tisha will continue to check for qualification or if another school would join MRS for this Program. · Tisha reported a Budget item that has been overlooked in the FY 15 and FY16 School Budgets. The IDEA B, a flow through grant, no longer goes directly to the school,; but to CNSU for Special Ed expenses. However, it may even out somewhat with the extra tuition of the secondary students put on the Budgets.
· Carousel Meeting – May 26th at Newark at 6:00 p.m. will be for all CNSU’s Board Members. The MRS Board Meeting for May will also be that night at Newark at 7:00 p.m. · Jill reported that the CNSU Executive Committee Meetings will be the 4th Tues. of the month at CNSU at 6:00 p.m. This meeting is open to the public. · Jill reported that there were parent complaints regarding the Special Ed Services in all the schools in CNSU. This will be discussed at the next CNSU Executive Committee Meeting on April 28th at 6:00 p.m. at CNSU.
· Sikander reported he has been looking into the Efficiency VT Inspection for MRS – if there are problems, there are grants available. · The MRS Literacy Specialist has requested to change from full time to .5 time. · The Middle School Science teacher, Ken Hayes, has taken the Sutton School’s Principal position starting Monday, April 27, 2015. A Long-Term Substitute for Middle School Science teacher for the rest of FY15 has been advertised, as well as, the position full time for FY16. · Long time Kindergarten Teacher, Mary Mallon’s retirement was discussed to have a Community-wide Open House to thank her. · Sikander will contact Mark Brown for a follow up meeting.
· Plan a meeting to revisit the Board’s Goals
Meeting adjourned 7:30 p.m.
Next MRS Board Meeting is after the Carousel Meeting which is May 26th at Newark at 6:00 p.m. – the MRS Board Meeting will be at 7:00 p.m.
Prepared by Ruth Hamel, Minutes Clerk
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