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RSU 23 board hears reports on RTI and attendance, adopts routine administrative policies
Summary
Board members heard updates on expanded RTI supports and attendance analysis, and approved several administrative policies (computer/internet rules; student transportation; dropout prevention; fundraising guidelines; recruiting/hiring procedures). Executive session followed; votes were recorded as unanimous but individual roll-call votes were not provided.
RSU 23 board members on Oct. 20 heard school-start reports highlighting expanded Response to Intervention (RTI) supports and early attendance analysis, and approved a package of administrative policies.
At the high school, Eric Hanson reported an "excellent" start to the year and said RTI had been expanded to provide two daily intervention periods for students needing extra help, crediting staff members Jackie Hayes and Beth Nason for implementing the effort. Hanson said the district has analyzed attendance patterns for the first 14 days of school and is developing individualized plans for students who are frequently absent or tardy. Board member Michelle Violette, speaking as a parent, expressed support for the interventions; Chair Carol Marcotte described RTI as "near and dear to her heart."
On new business, Peter Flaherty read proposed policies on nepotism, transgender student guidelines and medical marijuana in schools and noted the full texts are posted on the district website for review. Later the board took a formal vote to accept the following policies as written: GCSA-E (Computer/internet rules), EEA (Student transportation), JFC (Dropout prevention/student withdrawal), JJE (Fund raising in schools), JJE-R (Fund raising guidelines), and GCD-R (Recruiting, hiring and employment change procedures). The motion to adopt those policies was made by Michelle Violette and seconded by David Boudreau and recorded as approved unanimously; the transcript does not record individual vote counts.
The meeting moved into executive session at 6:58 p.m., resumed at 7:19 p.m., and adjourned the public session at 7:20 p.m. Motions to enter and exit executive session and to adjourn were approved unanimously, with no roll-call tallies included in the printed transcript.
Minutes were prepared and the meeting record reflects that the motions carried. No additional details about the content of the executive session were provided in the transcript.
