2015.08.24 School Board Meeting
Falmouth School Board
Regular Meeting
Falmouth Elementary School Cafeteria
Monday, August 24, 2015
7:00 p.m.
Citizens in the audience are invited to speak during public comment and/or on a topic that is introduced during the course of the meeting under New Business. Each citizen is to be limited to one presentation, per citizen, per topic, of not more than three minutes. Audience participation shall cease on a topic at such time as the chairman calls for board discussion.
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
b. August 4, 2015 - Special Meeting
5. COMMUNICATIONS
a. Student Representative Report
6. SUPERINTENDENT - Report
7. LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORTS:
8. ITEMS FOR INFORMATION:
a. New Employees:
Rachel Gutner - RTI Ed. Tech. III - Falmouth Elementary School -year
position (replacement)
Michele Sanzari - RTI Ed. Tech. III - Falmouth Elementary School
(replacement)
Sarah Griffiths - RTI Ed. Tech. III - Falmouth Elementary School (replacement)
Alicia Mooradian - Special Education Ed. Tech. III - Falmouth Middle School
(replacement)
Amy Winton - Special Education Ed. Tech. III - Falmouth Elem. School
(replacement)
Amanda Stover - Special Education Ed. Tech. III - Falmouth Elem. School
(replacement)
Megan Emery - Special Education Ed. Tech. III - Falmouth Elem. School
(replacement)
Alisha Sprague - Special Education Ed. Tech. III - Falmouth Elem. School
(replacement)
Jonathan Benard - Special Education Ed. Tech. III - Falmouth Elem. School
(replacement)
Morgan Lambert - Special Education Ed. Tech. III - Falmouth Elem. School
(replacement)
Michelle Leier - Special Education Ed. Tech. III - Falmouth Elem. School
(replacement)
Erica Jesseman - Special Education Ed. Tech. III - Falmouth High School
(replacement)
Rachel Stein - Ed. Tech. III/Lunch Aide - Falmouth Elem. School (new
position)
Jean Lee - Ed. Tech. III/Lunch Aide - Falmouth Elem. School (replacement)
Darlene Walsh - Food Service (replacement)
Tamra Laughlin - Food Service (replacement)
Shirley Tubbs - Food Service (replacement)
Edward St. John - Study Hall Monitor - Falmouth High School (new budgeted
position)
Sara Gilfenbaum - Study Hall Monitor - Falmouth High School (new budgeted position)
Kimberly Gilbert - Child Care Assistant - new position
Kathryn Andrews - Child Care Assistant - new position
b. Current openings:
Spanish Teacher - Falmouth Middle School
Lunch Aide - Falmouth Middle School
Varsity Assistant Football Coach
JV Girls Soccer Coach
Debate Coach
9. COMMITTEE AND PROJECT STATUS REPORTS
a. Finance Committee
b. Facilities Committee
c. Policy Committee
d. Wellness Committee
e. PATHS Advisory Committee
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
11. NEW BUSINESS
(Public comment will be entertained on specific business items prior to Board discussion of all new business except on items related to individual employment decisions.)
a. Approval of Shana Swenson hired as an RTI Teacher - Falmouth Elementary School
(replacement)
b. Approval of Katherine Sanborn hired as a Latin Teacher - Falmouth High School
(replacement)
c. Approval of Dominique Lambert hired as a Math Teacher/Ed. Tech. III - Falmouth
High School (replacement)
d. Approval of Joelle McCosh (0.4 FTE) hired as Speech Pathologist - Falmouth Elem.
School (new budgeted position)
e. Approval of Katherine Lynn hired as Speech Pathologist - Falmouth Elem. School
(replacement)
f. Approval of Susan Gifford hired as RTI/Tutoring Center Teacher - Falmouth High
School (new budget position)
g. Approval of Erica Green hired as a Social Worker - Falmouth High School
(replacement)
h. Approval of High School Leadership/Action Team assignments:
Leadership Team Leaders
Visual Perf. Arts - Nisu Seder, Wendy Northrup
Math - Mike Inlow
English - Lisa Davison
Science - Kim Blenk, Amy Magnuson
World Language - Catherine Gram
Social Studies - Judith Main, Kathrina Hilinski
Health/P.E. - Karen Finnegan
Special Education - Louise Little
Library/Media - Dan Wolotsky
Student Services - Tammy Heathco
Action Team Leaders
Don Estes
Rebecca Schouvieller
Suzanne Langlois
Kim Blenk
Tammy Heathco
Catherine Gram
Dan Wolotsky
Jim Horwich
i. Approval of Fall coaching assignments as follows:
High School:
Boys Soccer:
Varsity Coach: David Halligan
JV Coach: Todd Whitcomb
First Team Coach: Sasa Vukosavljevic
Girls Soccer:
Varsity Coach: Andrew Pelletier
Volleyball:
Head Coach: Molly Northway
Assistant Coach: Louise Tammaro
Golf:
Head Coach: John Mullen
Field Hockey:
Varsity Coach: Robin Haley
JV Coach: Alex Clark
Football:
Head coach: John Fitzsimmons
Assistant Coach: Leon Smith
Assistant Coach: Jemal Murph
Assistant Coach: George Spino
Cross Country:
Co- Head Coach: Jorma Kurry
Co-Head Coach: Danny Paul
Assistant Coach: Jessica White
Middle School
8th grade girls soccer: Maureen Silvia
7th Grade girls soccer: Melanie Schanck
MS boys and girls cross country: Mark Dissell
MS boys and girls cross country assistant: Greg St. Denis
MS 8th grade girls field hockey: Grace Tucci Libby
MS 7th grade girls field hockey: Emily Stuart
MS 8th grade boys soccer: Craig Shain
j. Approval of revision to the 2015-2016 School Calendar
12. MOTION TO ADJOURN