Rochester School Board

Personnel Committee

School Department Board Room

April 3, 2007

 

Members Present

Members Absent

Also Present

Audrey Stevens, Chair

John Connelly

Anne Grassie   

Peggy Parker

 

 

 

 

 

Nancy Warren

Michael Hopkins

Linda Casey

Sharon Pray

Daniel Raposa

Robert Watson

Anthony Pastelis

Charles DeVito

Brenda Gentle

Press and Guests

 

The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with a quorum present.

Mr. Connelly moved, second by Mrs. Parker, to recommend the Board approve the retirement of Jacqueline Faulhaber, Student Records Manager.  The motion carried unanimously.

Mrs. Parker moved, second by Mr. Connelly, to recommend to the Board approval of the following resignations:

 

                Sharon Bove.................................................................................. Special Education Personal Assistant

                Rachelle Dirkse...................................................................................................... Occupational Therapist

                Nicole Evans...................................................................................... General Special Education Teacher   

                Betty Veilleux.................................................................................................................................. Secretary

 

The motion carried unanimously.

     

Mrs. Parker moved, second by Mrs. Grassie, to recommend to the Board approval of the following nominations:

 

                Patrick McGurty............................................................................................................................ Custodian

                Linda Pouliot.................................................................................................................. Program Assistant   

               

The motion carried unanimously.

 

Mrs. Grassie moved, second by Mr. Connelly, to recommend to the Board approval of the following

teacher contract renewal nominations:

               

                Corinne Altham..................................................................................................................... Title 1 Teacher

                Erin Bedell............................................................................................................. Resource Room Teacher

                Amy Bouffard................................................................................................... (First Year) Title 1 Teacher

                Tiffanie Capone............................................................... (First Year) Comprehensive Program Teacher

                Dawn Connelly.............................................................. (First Year) General Special Education Teacher

                Sara Higgins.............................................................................................................. Kindergarten Teacher

                Dianne Moses.................................................................................................. Special Education Teacher

                Timothy Shuffleton........................................................................................... World Language Teacher

                Bonita Varney-Lachance.............................................................................. Physical Education Teacher

 

The motion carried unanimously.

 

Mrs. Grassie moved, second by Mr. Connelly, to recommend to the Board approval of the following extra-curricular nominations:

 

                Richard Choate.............................................................................................. Middle School Track Coach

                Tyler Nutter..................................................................................... Middle School Girls Lacrosse Coach

                Brandon Albert.............................................................................. Middle School Boys Lacrosse Coach

                Warren Buzzell......................................................... ($1.00 Contract)Varsity Baseball Assistant Coach

                Craig Warfield......................................................... ($1.00 Contract) Varsity Baseball Assistant Coach

                Marcus Murray.......................................................................................... Junior Varsity Baseball Coach

                J. Wisowaty................................................. ($1.00 Contract) Junior Varsity Baseball Assistant Coach

                Robert Gee.......................................................................................................... Freshman Baseball Coach

                Brandon Albert......................................................................................................... Girls Lacrosse Coach

                Dorothy Callaghan.................................................. ($1.00 Contract) Varsity Softball Assistant Coach

                Gary George.................................................. ($1.00 Contract) Junior Varsity Softball Assistant Coach

                Randall Cook........................................................ ($1.00 Contract) Freshman Softball Assistant Coach

                Brienne Jordan................................................................................. Varsity Spring (Mixed) Track Coach

                Nathan Leveille.............................................................. Varsity Spring (Mixed) Track Assistant Coach

                Amy Applegate............................................................................. Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Coach

                Benjamin Turner............................................................. ($1.00 Contract) Girls Tennis Assistant Coach

                David Chick............................................................... ($1.00 Contract) Boys Lacrosse Assistant Coach

 

The motion carried unanimously.

 

Mrs. Grassie moved, second by Mrs. Parker, to recommend that the Board approve the leave of absence request for Jennifer Cabral, Elementary Teacher for the first two semester of the 2007-2008 school year.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

Mr. Connelly moved, second by Mrs. Parker, to recommend to the Finance Committee approval of the stipend request for Nicole Bandera in the amount of $3,500 (grant funded) for administration of the Drug Free Grant.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

The Personnel Committee recommends the new Middle School Curriculum Advisor and the Title 1/Families in Transition School Coordinator job descriptions for  first reading to the School Board.

 

Mrs. Grassie moved, second by Mrs. Parker, to recommend that the Board approve the request for teachers within the District to donate twenty sick days on behalf of C.K.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

Non-Public Session

Mrs. Grassie moved, second by Mr. Connelly, that the Committee enter non-public session to discuss matters which, if discussed in public, would likely affect adversely the reputation of an individual who is not a member of the Rochester School Board, in accordance with  RSA 91-A:2 Paragraph II (C). Time: 6:13 p.m. The roll call vote carried unanimously.

Mrs. Grassie moved, second by Mr. Connelly, to re-enter public session.  On a unanimous vote, the Committee entered public session at 6:18 p.m.

Mrs. Grassie moved, second by Mr. Connelly, that the Committee enter to non-public session to discuss matters which, if discussed in public, would likely affect adversely the reputation of an individual who is not a member of the Rochester School Board, in accordance with  RSA 91-A:2 Paragraph II (C). Time: 6:20 p.m. The roll call vote carried unanimously.

Mrs. Stevens moved, second by Mrs. Parker, to re-enter public session.  On a unanimous vote, the Committee entered public session at 6:38 p.m.

Mrs. Stevens moved, second by Mrs. Parker, to adjourn.  On a unanimous vote, the Committee adjourned at 6:39 p.m.

 

                                                                                                                                Audrey Stevens, Chair