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RSU 25 board approves routine personnel items, robotics trip and budget reallocation; expulsion motion recorded
Summary
At its October meeting the RSU 25 board accepted resignations and nominations, approved three policies on second reading, granted a late robotics trip request for Nov. 2–3, and formally recorded a cost‑center reallocation for FY23 at the auditor's request; the board also moved a post‑executive‑session motion to expel a student, and the public transcript does not record a roll‑call tally for that motion.
The RSU 25 board handled several votes and routine business at its October meeting.
Personnel and policies: The board accepted resignations and retirements and approved nominations for teaching and coaching positions, including the hiring of Caitlyn Cluder as a special education teacher and several co‑curricular coaching appointments; motions to accept the personnel changes were moved, seconded and recorded as unanimous. The board also approved, on second reading, three district policies with no changes noted.
Robotics trip: The board approved a late excursion request for the BHS robotics team to travel to Alton, New Hampshire on Nov. 2–3. Trustees discussed chaperone coverage (board members emphasized ensuring at least one female chaperone when female students travel) and the program’s fundraising record; administration said the trip cost to the district would be covered largely by the team’s fundraising and sponsors.
Budget reallocation: Administration asked the board to formally approve a previously executed FY23 cost‑center reallocation (within the 5% transfer allowance) to reconcile auditors’ requests for specific approved amounts; administration said the transfers had been operationally completed and the vote was to satisfy audit documentation. The board approved the reallocation.
Discipline motion: After an executive session the board moved to "expel the student under consideration and that the superintendent provide the board and the parents with the board's written findings." The meeting transcript records the motion, a second and the board’s vote in favor language, but does not include a roll‑call vote or a named tally in the public record.
No additional details about the student or the written findings were disclosed in the public meeting minutes; the superintendent was directed to provide the board and parents with the board’s written findings as part of the disciplinary process.
