RSU 14 board approves emergency operations plan, first‑read policies and two staff hires; moves to executive session

The RSU 14 School Board on Oct. 1 approved a series of routine and required actions, including the district emergency operations plan and first readings of two policies, and moved into executive session to discuss the union contract for support staff.

Minutes and personnel - The board approved the minutes of the Sept. 17, 2025 meeting (motion made and seconded; “All those in favor? Motion carries.”). No roll‑call tally was recorded in the public proceeding. - The board approved appointments for the 2025–26 school year. The motion listed Eric Yim, music teacher at Windham Primary School, and Andrea (transcript spelling: “Maython”/“Maython”) as a speech‑language therapist at Windham Primary School. The board discussed the hires briefly (one hire represented a change from a previously approved part‑time assignment to a full‑time role due to a staff emergency) and the motion carried.

Emergency operations plan - The board voted to approve the RSU 14 district emergency operations plan as presented by the district safety team on Sept. 17, 2025. The motion passed on a voice vote (motion text recorded in minutes: “I move to approve the RSU 14 district emergency operations plan as presented by the district safety team on 09/17/2025.”).

Policies (first readings) - IHBA — referral / pre‑referral of students with disabilities: The board approved the first reading of a revised policy that the policy committee reviewed with the student services director. The committee recommended retitling the policy to align with current language (referral and general education intervention) and clarified that referrals to an IEP team may be made by parents and professional staff regardless of the initial child‑find activities; referrals by other individuals or agencies would follow completion of the general education intervention process. The regulation accompanying the policy was also reviewed for timing and cross‑references. - EBDD — temperature standards for school buildings: The board approved the first reading of a new policy required by state law (implementing guidance received shortly before the deadline). The policy references ASHRAE 55 and the Maine Bureau of General Services guidance and establishes local temperature guidelines for instructional spaces (policy language: should not fall below 68°F during occupied heating‑season hours and should not exceed 76°F during occupied cooling‑season hours), with mitigation steps tied to heat‑index and humidity considerations.

Executive session - The board voted to enter executive session to discuss the Raymond‑Windham Educational Support Professionals (RWESP) contract, citing 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(D), and stated it would not return to the regular meeting. The motion text was recorded and the motion carried.

Public record and roll calls For the motions recorded at this meeting, the public record shows the motion language, seconding and that each motion “carried.” No roll‑call vote tallies (names for yes/no/abstain) were included in the sections of the transcript supplied.

What was not specified - The transcript supplied the appointment names but included unclear spelling for the speech‑language therapist’s surname; the board discussion said the new hire will complete remaining requirements before beginning service in the district. Vote tallies (counts by name) were not read into the public record for the motions shown.

The board adjourned the public portion of the meeting after moving into executive session.