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RCL April 13, 2016 School Board Time Stamps and Notes


Rye NH School Board Meeting April 13 2016

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0:01 Call to Order

0:02 Approve March minutes, public and non-public.

0:03 School Bd. Training/alignment

0:06 Spending from Trust funds

0:08 Update on RJH principal search 2 Rye 1 New Castle parents

0:11 Curriculum Cabinet update by Asst. Supt. Kelli Killen.

Professional Development(teacher training), watched

Documentary about project based learning.

0:15 member honda questions on curriculum cabinet.

0:16 RES enrollment 281 kids. 27 kindergarten so far for next

Year vs. 50 had enrolled last year?

0:19 kindergarten City.

0:23 Preteachers.

027 Honda questions on K structure.

0:30 Teachers reflecting a lot.

0:32 RJH lots of reflecting. Teacher Sparks involved with

‘Every Student Succeeds’.

0:33 May 5th there is a ‘1950s’ unit in gym room. Soc. Studies chatting.

0:35 Golf and math.

0:36 Bye Bye Birdie – kids are great.

0:40 SB Chair vote to approve periodic spending.

0:41 Superintendent: recommends model 2 of 3 studied options

For middle school structure. Recital of efforts behind this and staff.

0:45 Professional learning piece. Staff must teach social studies (SS).

Choose a SS program by May 18th 2016.

0:50 Talk on how tesing days look.

0:55 member Hillman ‘write a letter to parents’.

1:00 descriptions of the model 2.

1:04 Brandon motions to approve model 2 recommendation.

Project based learning/Enlish remains core.

1:06 in public input, sports scheduling deadlines.

1:07 ex SB Chair Schwartz clarifies all teachers teach some SS.

1:08 Question- is design of everyone teaches some SS driven by

No one fully certified to teach SS?

1:14 Public: ‘school board owns this decision’.

1:15 Wedgewood. Goats, RTI

1:21 Policies Committees

1:27 PTA auctions .. fabuous

1:30 Dad/Daughter/dance

1:31 2008: legend of the storm.Last school day.

1:36 more on policies.

1:38 Brandon motions on rescinding staff responsibilities and duties.

1:46 Field trips policies.

1:47 HIV AIDS Education member Moynahan.

1:54 Committee assignments.

1:59 INTERMISSION

2:00 RJH Principal job description.

2:00 sports Interscholastic or intramural? Get rid of some teams

2:19 question on motivations – dollars or headcount.

2:24 Hillman – kids want meaningful competition.

2:26 Members not hearing each other.

2:27 member Brandon Athletic Dir. Position lacked leadership.

2:29 Many SB members were strong school athletes.

2:40 Agenda planning Site visits for RJH principal finalists.

2:47 Parent buy-in.

2:54 Staff job nominations.

3:07 School bd. Retreat in summer.

3:13 public question 135 kids in track to be RJH when admin. 2020 projection of only 118?

adjourn