RSU 40 board approves overnight student field trip, teacher nominations, donation and policy second readings

The RSU 40 school board approved several action items in a set of routine votes at the meeting.

Field trip: The board approved an overnight out‑of‑state field trip for a high‑school student group listed in the meeting packet. Board members clarified that the approval should explicitly cover overnight lodging and the motion was moved, seconded and approved.

Teacher nominations: The board approved teacher nominations presented on the agenda, including Paige Davis (Madonwick Middle School) and a candidate who prefers the name Marielle (last name pronunciation noted); the newly appointed teachers were congratulated during the meeting.

Donation: The board approved a donation recorded in the packet as more than $1,000 to Union Elementary School from the health schools/grant program referenced in the materials; the donor and program names are listed in the packet.

Policies: The board approved policies for second reading as recommended by the policy committee; policy citations mentioned during the meeting included policy JKAA and JKAA‑R and the motion referenced policy DG for committee procedure.

Other motions: The board approved a motion to extend the meeting to complete business and later convened an executive session under MRS 405(6)(8) for employment matters; the board announced it returned from executive session with no action and adjourned.

Votes and outcome notes: During the recorded roll calls the chair announced the motions passed (vote totals were announced in the meeting record as "931 to 0" or phrased similarly in multiple items); the meeting transcript does not provide a line‑by‑line roll call that names each individual vote by board member.