SAD 61School Board notes:

What the bill looks like. As the calendar switches to July, the three SAD 61 towns will be set to make their first payment for educating local youth. What does it look like?

Payment is due on or before the 20th of the month. Here’s the breakdown:

Bridgton — $524,570 (subsequent months $524,574) for EPS Contribution, K-12 education; $58,317 for local debt service; $204,965 (subsequent months $204,964) for additional local appropriation; $11,360 (subsequent months $11,361) for adult education; $3,423 for school nutrition. Grand total: $802.635. Subsequent payments $802,639 per month. Total for July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 is $9,631,664.

Casco — $361,384 (subsequent months $361,388) for EPS Contribution, K-12 education; $38,600 (subsequent months $38,604) for local debt service; $135,673 (subsequent months $135,679) for additional local appropriation; $7,515 (subsequent months $7,521) for adult education; $2,265 (subsequent months $2,266) for school nutrition. Grand total: $545,437. Subsequent payments $545,458 per month. Total for July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 is $6,545,475.

Naples — $435,383 for EPS Contribution, K-12 education; $45,054 (subsequent months $45,053) for local debt service; $158,347 (subsequent months $158,346) for additional local appropriation; $8,776 (subsequent months $8,777) for adult education; $2,649 (subsequent months $2,644) for school nutrition. Grand total: $650,209. Subsequent payments $650,203 per month. Total for July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 is $7,802,442.

Board organization: Janice Barter will again serve as SAD 61 School Board chairman, and Karla Swanson-Murphy will continue to be vice chairman. The Finance Committee will consist of Deb Albert, Phil Shane, Stan Buchanan and Karla Swanson-Murphy.

Field Trip Request: Directors approved a February 2020 field trip to Washington, D.C., for the Crooked River Alternative H.S. Education program. Ann Bragdon presented information about the overnight trip. She is hoping to take junior and senior students on a trip aligned with the curriculum: World War II and the Holocaust/American Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. She is applying for grants to help cover the expenditures.

White House Renovations: Andy Madura, director of Transportation, Maintenance and Food Service, briefed the Facilities Committee on the proposed renovations to the White House (a portable unit at the high school) for moving the full Adult Ed and Special Ed Department to that portable by July 1, 2019.

Madura met with the Adult Ed Director, Special Ed Director, Principal and Vice Principal on site a few times to plan out the office and space locations. He reviewed the proposed changes with the committee, as well as the scope of work required to make it happen.

District Storage Needs: Storage space is a big problem district-wide. Madura voiced the need to start planning on a Central Storage Facility on the LRHS/Vocational campus. With the Town of Bridgton working to get the former Bridgton Memorial School building returned to them at some point, and the impact on storage space in the White House portable being lost due to the relocation of the Adult Ed and Special Ed Departments, Madura says it is time to start developing a plan to address storage needs. There was a discussion on possible locations and size. Madura will start working on a draft proposal and plan and bring to a future committee meeting.

Flashing Speed Signs: Madura briefed the Facilities Committee on his research and quotes received on installation of (2) 15 mph lights near Lake Region Middle School. The costs of two units, one at each end of the roadway, is about $8,500. These are solar type units with slightly higher procurements costs, but would not require the monthly CMP charges. Committee members felt that the need is very important and asked Madura to come back at next meeting with a possible plan to obtain funding to do these this coming summer.

Alternative Proposal for Substance Abuse: The Curriculum Committee reviewed the proposal for “Alternative to Expulsion” for Substance Use — Lake Region Middle School and Lake Region High School students. The following items were added to the proposed policy:

• 10-day out-of-school suspension must be completed prior to class.

• 12-hour class curriculum after school or weekends depending on the schedule of the instructor: small group setting; follow-ups after class ends (clarification needed)

• Students need to return to the school board and share their new learning upon completing all components of the program.

• This is a one-time opportunity for students. Should a student be brought before the school board for a second incident, the SIRP class will not be an option.

SBES Greenhouse Project: Principal Cheryl Turpin and Madura brought updated information regarding the Greenhouse Project. There is currently $32,329.77 in the fundraising account plus another $3,500 that has not been deposited yet. The greenhouse has been downsized to 16’ x 24’ as well as being a three-season versus a four-season unit with a price of $20,995. With the excavation, concrete and other associated costs, the total project will be approximately $40,000. Annual operating costs and funding of such costs were also discussed. Fundraising will continue to offset those costs.

Honorary Page from LRMS: State Senator Bill Diamond reached out via letter looking to recognize students, and Logan Buchanan was selected for his leadership and civic responsibilities.

Personnel — Yovana Karakitukova was approved as a Grade 6 English Language Arts teacher at Lake Region Middle School, replacing Caitlin Shibles, who resigned. Previously, Yovana was a student-teacher intern at Memorial Middle School in South Portland. Yovana earned a bachelor of arts in English and a minor in Educational Studies at the University of Southern Maine. There were 25 applicants, four were interviewed.

Harvey Toews was approved as Administrator Designee at Stevens Brook Elementary School and Songo Locks Elementary School. He will be part-time two days per week. Toews has served as IEP Coordinator/Co-Coordinator and State Agency Client/Out of District Coordinator for SAD 61. There were three applicants, one was interviewed.

Lynne Pelletier was approved as a Grade 7/8 Math teacher at Lake Region Middle School, replacing Guy Stickney, who resigned. Previously, she was a Math teacher at SAD 17. She earned a bachelor of arts in History at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst) and a master of education in Special Education (Moderate Disabilities) from Bridgewater State College (Mass.). There were 12 applicants, four were interviewed.

Tyler Oren was approved as a Social Studies teacher at Lake Region High School. Previously, he was a special education teacher at SAD 15 in Gray. He earned a bachelor of education in Secondary Education at the University of Maine at Farmington. There were 47 applicants, four were interviewed.

Zachary Benner was approved as a special education teacher (Day Treatment) at Lake Region High School. Previously, he was a special education teacher with the Calais School Department. He earned a bachelor of science in Secondary Education at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. There were five applicants, two were interviewed.

Sarah Carlson was approved as a special education teacher (Resource Room) at Songo Locks Elementary School. Previously, she was a student teacher at Mabel Wilson Elementary School in Cumberland. She earned a bachelor of science in Special Education from the University of Maine at Farmington. There were eight applicants, two were interviewed.

Danica Reinhard was approved as a Grade 6-8 Special Education Co-Teacher at Lake Region Middle School, replacing Stephanie LeBlanc, who resigned. Previously, she was a special education teacher (Resource Room) at SAD 6 in Buxton. She earned a bachelor of science in Physical Education and a minor in Business Management at Saint Joseph’s College, and a masters in teacher in Inclusion Education at the University of New England. There were four applicants, two were interviewed.

Laura Mascuilli was approved as a Resource Room teacher at Stevens Brook Elementary School, replacing Katherine Suitor, who resigned. Previously, she was a paraprofessional at SAU 9 in Conway, N.H. She earned a bachelor of science in Child Psychology at Bridgewater State University and a certificate of advanced graduate studies in Counseling at Northeastern University. There were four applicants, two were interviewed.

Danielle Quinlan was approved as a K-5 Literacy Interventionist at Stevens Brook Elementary School, replacing interim teacher Victoria Wright. Previously, she was a Grade 1 teacher in Lawrence (Mass.) Public Schools. She earned a bachelor of education in Elementary Education, a minor certified in Special Education at Southern New Hampshire University, and a master of school administration in School Leadership K-8 at American International College. There were 12 applicants, and four were interviewed.

Deborah Farrar was approved as a K-5 Literacy Interventionist at Songo Locks Elementary School. Previously, she was a Title 1 Teacher at SAD 61. She earned a master of education in Education and a minor in Literacy from Lesley University (Mass.). There were 12 applicants, four were interviewed.

Danielle Rowland is transferring from a Social Worker at Lake Region Middle School to Lake Region High School.

Chris Marston is transferring from the Day Treatment Program at Songo Locks to the Day Treatment Program at Stevens Brook Elementary School.

Lori Andrews is transferring from a kitchen manager at Songo Locks Elementary to a custodian at Songo Locks.

Lori Beyea is transferring as a kitchen manager at Lake Region High School to kitchen manager at Lake Region Middle School.

Joyce Small is transferring from a food service specialist at Songo Locks to a food service kitchen manager at Songo Locks.

Brenda Richardson was approved as a custodian at Lake Region Middle School. Previously, she was a substitute custodian at SAD 61 for the past three years in both on-call and long-term assignments. There were three applicants, one was interviewed.

Heather Laforge was approved as a school bus driver/transportation trainer. Previously, she was a bus driver for Camp Skylemar in Naples and a SAD 61 substitute bus driver. There were two applicants, two were interviewed.

Rescinded: Jennifer Elizabeth-Emrich’s appointment as interim art teacher at Stevens Brook Elementary School.

Retirement: Wendy Almlov as Food Service kitchen manager.

Resignations: Gail White as a nurse at Lake Region Middle School; Peter McFarland as an Ed Tech at Lake Region Middle School; James Monaghan as a custodian at Lake Region Middle School; Gretchen Audo as a library ed tech at Stevens Brook Elementary School.

Donations — Sebago Lions Club donated $100 to the Lake Region High School Band as a “thank you” for playing at the Sebago Memorial Day Parade; Family of Sue Shea donated $600 to the Stevens Brook Elementary School Greenhouse Fund.