Rochester School Board

Personnel Committee

School Department Board Room

July 5, 2007

 

Members Present

Also Present:

 

Mrs. Audrey Stevens, Chair

Mr. John Connelly  

Mrs. Peggy Parker

Mrs. Nancy Warren

Mrs. Anne Grassie (arr 6:40 p.m.)

Mr. Robert Watson

Mr. Frank Callaghan

Dr. Anthony Pastelis

Mr. Michael Hopkins

Mr. Kent Hemingway
Ms. Linda Casey

Mrs. Sharon Pray

Mr. Dick Kalisz

Mrs. Stevens called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. with a quorum present.

Mrs. Stevens moved, second by Mr. Connelly, to recommend that the Board approve the resignation for retirement purposes of Sarah Brown, Cook Manager and Sylvia Poore, Personal Aide.  The motion carried unanimously.

Mrs. Parker moved, second by Mrs. Warren, to recommend that the Board approve the following resignations:

           

Karen Broderick........................................................................................... Program Aide
Martin Carter............................................................................ Physical Education Teacher

Amie Gingras.............................................................. Special Education Personal Assistant

Joseph Kraus............................................................................................. English Teacher

Amy McCormack.............................................................................. Mathematics Teacher

 

The motion carried unanimously.

   

Mrs. Parker moved, second by Mr. Connelly, to recommend that the Board approve the employment termination of CW, Program Aide.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

Mrs. Parker moved, second by Mr. Connelly, to recommend that the Board approve the following nominations:

 

Kiley Hemphill................................................................................... Fourth Grade Teacher
Christine Mason............................................................................... Occupational Therapist

Anne Milne.......................................................................................... Fifth Grade Teacher

Stephen Nugent..................................................................... Technology-Plumbing Teacher

Pamela Parsell-Tobin..................................................................................... Program Aide

Christopher Pike......................................................................... Entry Level PC Technician

Joseph Widman............................................................................................ Music Teacher

 

The motion carried unanimously.

 

Mrs. Parker moved, second by Mr. Connelly, to recommend that the Board approve the following Department Head / Curriculum Advisor nominations:

 

Karen Good.................................................................................... Art Department Head
Therese Letourneau................................................................ Business Department Head
Tom Alberghini......................................................................... English Department Head
Ruthellen Sanders...................................... Family & Consumer Science Department Head
Martin Wintje..................................................... International Language Department Head
Barry Smith...................................................................... Mathematics Department Head
Patricia Sukduang..................................................................... Science Department Head
Frederick Apt.................................................................. Social Studies Department Head
David Robbins.................................................................... Technology Department Head
Abra Andrews....................................................................................... Art Club Advisor
Nicole Bandera............................................................................... Class of 2008 Advisor
Karen Good.................................................................................... Class of 2008 Advisor
Breinne Jordan............................................................................... Class of 2009 Advisor
Michelle Weaver............................................................................ Class of 2009 Advisor
Jennifer Daly.................................................................................. Class of 2010 Advisor
Thomas Daly.................................................................................. Class of 2010 Advisor
Elizabeth Caramihalis...................................................................... Class of 2011 Advisor
Lynda Baita.................................................................................... Class of 2011 Advisor  
Cheryl Allen.............................................................................................. FBLA Advisor
Lynda Morgan........................................................................................ FCCLA Advisor
Courtney Ritchings..................................................................................... FEET Advisor
Sarah Marino............................................................................................. FEET Advisor
David Robbins.............................................................................................
FFA Advisor
Martha Whitehouse......................................................................................
FFA Advisor
Robert Seaward..................................................... Granite State Challenge Team Advisor

Sharon Lewis........................................................................................... HOSA Advisor

Judy Cohen............................................................................ Human Rights Club Advisor

Susan Westfall...................................................................................... Key Club Advisor

Allison Leach....................................................................................... Key Club Advisor

Rachel Stockwell..................................................................... Literary Magazine Advisor

Barry Smith................................................................................ Mu Alpha Theta Advisor

Christine Schadler............................................................. National Honor Society Advisor

Alan Stone....................................................................... National Honor Society Advisor

David Robbins................................................................................... Newspaper Advisor

Rachel Stockwell............................................................................... Newspaper Advisor

George Ackerman............................................................................. Outing Club Advisor

Donna Ackerman.............................................................................. Outing Club Advisor

John Iudice............................................................................................... SADD Advisor

Karen Good......................................................................................... SEARCH Advisor

Jennifer Daly....................................................................................... SEARCH Advisor

Deb Day.............................................................. Spanish National Honor Society Advisor

Patricia Sukduang......................................................................... Student Senate Advisor

Jerome Lachance................................................................................. Yearbook Advisor  

Sharon Ridley........................................................ Yearbook Advisor (Business Manager)

Clayton McKenney.................................................................... Audio-Visual Coordinator

Cheryl Richardson......................................................................................... Drill Master

Marty Wintje........................................................................ Foreign Culture Club Advisor

Rebecca Buzzell..................................................... National Junior Honor Society Advisor

 

The motion carried unanimously.

 

Mr. Connelly moved, second by Mrs. Parker, to recommend that the Board approve the following Summer School Nominations:

 

Jenifer Anderson...................................................................... Special Education Teacher
Brenda Bastianelli................................................................................ Program Assistant

Cheryl Boulay...................................................................................... Program Assistant

Carol Boyer......................................................................................... Program Assistant

Karen Broderick.................................................................................. Personal Assistant

Amy Clark............................................................................................ Program Teacher

Diana Dean......................................................................................... Personal Assistant

Theresa Doucette....................................................................................... Personal Aide

Leovi Durand............................................................................................. Personal Aide

Donna Egan.......................................................................................... Program Teacher

Erin Ferland.......................................................................................... Program Teacher

Veronica Grant........................................................................................... Personal Aide

Laura Harwood..................................................................................... Program Teacher

Judith Hellings............................................................................................ Program Aide

Karen Hodgkins................................................................................... Personal Assistant

Ashley Hokanson................................................................................. Personal Assistant

Curtis Lalonde....................................................................................... Program Teacher

Donna Lessard.................................................................................... Personal Assistant

Karen Mott.......................................................................................... Program Assistant

Bonnie Mulcahy................................................................................... Personal Assistant

Kelly Payeur........................................................................................ Personal Assistant

Jannie Pratt......................................................................................... Personal Assistant

Erin Roussin............................................................................................... Personal Aide

Daniel Saucier............................................................................................ Personal Aide

Jill Sinclair................................................................................................ ESOL Teacher

Judy Turgeon............................................................................................. Personal Aide

Charles Ward............................................................................................. Program Aide

Jody Welch.......................................................................................... Personal Assistant

 

The motion carried unanimously.

 

Mr. Connelly moved, second by Mrs. Parker, to recommend to the Finance Committee approval of the following stipend requests:

 

Jessica Carloni............................................................. Summer Programming Coordinator
Sally Riley.............................................................................. Title IIA Grant Coordinator
Sara Toussaint............................................................. Summer Programming Coordinator
Colleen Yasenchock........................................................................... Reading First Grant

 

The motion carried unanimously.

 

Mr. Connelly moved, second by Mrs. Parker, to recommend that the Finance Committee approve the following request for positions:

 

Title I Aide/Assistant.................................................................................. Title I Funded
Special Education Personal Aide/Assistant.............................................. SAU #37 Funded
Special Education Personal Aide/Assistant................................................... IDEA Funded

 

The motion carried unanimously.

 

Mr. Connelly moved, second by Mrs. Parker, to recommend that the Finance Committee approve an increase in hours for specific Personal Aides/Assistants to accommodate their student’s school schedule, fully funded through IDEA.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

Mr. Connelly moved, second by Mrs. Parker, to recommend the vacant Deaf Educator position be changed to a Special Education Teacher position ˝ time Middle School and ˝ time High School.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

The Committee recommends to the Board for second reading and approval, the amended Speech Specialist and the new Speech/Language Department Head job descriptions. 

Mr. Connelly moved, second by Mrs. Parker, to adjourn.  On a unanimous vote, the Committee adjourned at 6:45p.m.

                                                                                                Audrey Stevens, Chair