RSU 5 board approves three policy second reads and appoints transportation director

The RSU 5 board of directors voted on several procedural items at its March 12 meeting in the Freeport High School library.

Minutes and policy second reads The board approved the minutes of its Feb. 26, 2025 meeting as presented. Later in the agenda, trustees put three policies up for second reading and approval. The policies and outcomes were:

- EEA, "Student Transportation Services" - EEA, "Student Transportation Employee Requirements, Training and Responsibilities" - GCOA, "Supervision and Evaluation of Professional Staff"

The policies were brought forward on second read after earlier first-read approval; the board recorded the second-read vote as unanimous with "none opposed." A board member moved the motion and another member seconded it on the record (the transcript identifies the mover as Beth and the seconder as Maura for the second reads).

Appointment of director of transportation The board considered and approved a motion to employ Jeremy Arsenal as director of transportation. The motion was moved, seconded and approved; the transcript records the vote as unanimous with no dissent.

Why this matters: The policy approvals make modest but concrete changes to district student-transportation procedures and to staff evaluation language; the permanent appointment of the transportation director moves an interim manager into a permanent administrative role, providing operational continuity for bus and vehicle operations.

Meeting record All motions recorded in the meeting transcript were approved with unanimous or no-opposed votes as announced by the chair. No roll-call vote totals by name were recorded in the transcript for these items.

Ending: Trustees proceeded to further budget deliberations and to a public comment period after the recorded votes.