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RSU 4 board approves personnel contracts, policy readings and student trip; multiple votes unanimous
Summary
At its March meeting the RSU 4 Board approved administrator contract renewals, elected a new superintendent, advanced multiple policy readings, and approved a senior class trip to Boston; most votes were unanimous.
The Regional School Unit (RSU) 4 Board of Directors held several formal votes during its meeting, approving administrator contract renewals, electing a superintendent, advancing multiple policy readings and approving a senior class trip to Boston. Most motions passed unanimously.
Why it matters: The actions set leadership for the upcoming school year, advance district policy changes on harassment and nondiscrimination, and clear a field trip that involves dozens of high school seniors; those votes affect staffing, policy guidance and student opportunities across the district.
Key votes and outcomes
- Approve minutes of the March 12, 2025 budget workshop — approved (motion moved/seconded; unanimous). Evidence in transcript: motion and voice vote during opening business.
- Approve minutes of the March 19, 2025 budget workshop — approved (motion moved/seconded; unanimous).
- Second reading and approval: ACAA (unlawful harassment of students / *** harassment of students) — approved (discussion and vote; unanimous).
- Second reading and approval: ACAB (harassment of employees / *** harassment of school employees) — approved (unanimous).
- Second reading and approval: AC (nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and affirmative action) — approved (unanimous).
- First readings approved (motions carried, unanimous): GN (family and medical leave); IMBAA (alternatives to biological dissection); JI (student rights and responsibilities); JJIBB (sportsmanship) — JJIBB received substantive discussion and a commitment to reference the athletic handbook in the policy before second reading.
- Approve senior class trip (Oak Hill High School) to Boston, Saturday, May 10, 2025 — approved (47 students signed up at the time of presentation; motion carried, unanimous). Presentation included itinerary, cost ($75 per student after fundraising) and chaperone count (5 chaperones).
- Motion to enter executive session pursuant to "1 MRSA 4056 a contract negotiations" — approved; board entered executive session and reconvened later in the meeting.
- Election of superintendent: Motion to elect Marco Aliberti as superintendent of RSU 4 — approved (motion moved/seconded; unanimous). The board then asked the incoming superintendent why he wanted to serve; Marco answered briefly in open session.
- Approve contract renewals for multiple administrators (contracts beginning 07/01/2025; multiple end dates listed) — approved (unanimous). The motion covered an administrator list presented at the meeting.
Procedural notes: Most motions were moved and seconded from the floor; roll-call tallies were not read aloud in the transcript but multiple votes were called and recorded as unanimous. When vote tallies were not read aloud, the transcript records voice votes and unanimous results.
What the record shows and does not show: The transcript records each motion and the chair’s call for votes; it does not always record named movers/seconders or a roll-call tally. Where a specific dollar amount, attendee count, itinerary detail or policy text was discussed (for example, the Boston trip per-student cost, number of students signed up, policy numbering), those specifics are included above only when stated aloud in the meeting.
Ending note: Actions approved at this meeting create immediate implementation items (contracts to be signed; policy language to be cleaned before second readings) and set the district’s leadership for the coming year.
