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Board approves minutes, overnight student trips and multiple policy second readings
Summary
At its April 9 meeting, the RSU 04 board approved the March 26 minutes, authorized several overnight student trips, adopted multiple policies on second reading and approved the computation and declaration of votes for the district.
The RSU 04 school board took several formal actions at its April 9 meeting, approving minutes, overnight student trip requests and multiple policy second readings.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes: The board approved the March 26, 2025 school board minutes (motion moved and seconded; all in favor).
- Overnight trips (item 7.1): The board approved overnight trip requests that include an Adventure Bound campground trip (May 16–18), a Mountain Valley High School trip (June 17–18), a Mount Katahdin summer trip (dates shown in packet) and a Saint Croix River paddling trip (August 4–8). Tim Farris, Oak Hill High School outdoor-education teacher and outing-club leader, presented the trips and said costs vary by trip (the Adventure Bound trip was quoted at $100 per student; other trips depend on transport and food). Motion carried (mover and second identified on the record; seconded; all in favor).
- Policy second readings (item 6.1): The board approved second readings of several policies: GBN (family and medical leave); IMBAA (alternatives to biological dissection); JI (student rights and responsibilities); and JJIBB (sportsmanship). Each policy was moved and seconded and passed with no recorded opposition.
- Computation and declaration of votes (item 6.2): The board approved the computation and declaration of votes as presented and agreed to enter the certified copy into the RSU 04 records and send certified copies to municipal clerks.
Motions on the record included the overnight-trip approval motion (moved by a board member and seconded) and a formal motion to approve the listed second-reading policies. The meeting minutes and vote record as read on April 9 show unanimous recorded approval where indicated; the transcript did not provide roll-call tallies for each vote.
Board paperwork and policy committee activity were also previewed: the policy committee reported work on additional policies (IKF graduation requirements, JICH drug and alcohol, DKC expense procedures and JB transgender/gender-expansive students) that will return for board consideration in the coming months.
