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Board approves payroll and AP warrants, several hires, deletes a student-policy and approves first readings
Summary
The Millinocket Public Schools board approved payroll and accounts-payable warrants, authorized hires including a high-school math teacher and a speech-pathology assistant, approved job descriptions and first readings of multiple student-conduct policies, and voted to delete one policy; all recorded roll-call votes were unanimous among those present (three yes, two absent).
The Millinocket Public Schools board approved a slate of fiscal and personnel items at its meeting that included payroll and accounts-payable warrants, several staffing authorizations, deletion of one policy and first readings of multiple other policies.
Board members voted to authorize payment under payroll warrants read into the record and to approve accounts-payable warrants (AP 24-48, AP 24-49, AP 25-4, AP 25-5, AP 25-6), with the clerk reading identifiers and amounts into the minutes. All motions were approved by roll call: Kevin Libby — yes; Kevin Gregory — yes; Warren Stewart — yes (three yes, zero no, two absent). The transcript records the warrant identifiers and some dollar amounts as read aloud; portions of the spoken amounts in the transcript were unclear.
On personnel matters, the board authorized the superintendent to hire Elizabeth Conners as a high‑school math teacher (step 12, bachelor’s) and to hire SAR Eastman as a speech‑language pathologist assistant (step one). Both motions were seconded and approved by roll call (three yes, zero no, two absent).
The board read into the record several noncertified hires and fall coaching assignments (assistant field‑hockey, junior‑high football positions and stipends); those appointments were announced during the personnel-notification portion of the meeting.
Policy actions included a motion to delete policy JIC (use at school and student social events), which passed, and approval of the first reading of revised policies including JIC (student code of conduct), JIA (student dress), JICG (tobacco use by students), and policies on student drug and alcohol use and electronic-device use.
A motion to approve a set of job descriptions (custodian day/night, special-education ed‑tech tiers, facilities director, food-service roles, technology director, Title One staff and Title One teacher) was moved and approved by roll call.
All recorded votes at this meeting were unanimous among members present. The board adjourned and scheduled its next meetings for September 10 and October 8.
Votes at a glance: - Payroll warrants: Motion to direct payments as listed (identifiers read into record) — approved by roll call (3–0; 2 absent). - AP warrants (AP 24‑48; AP 24‑49; AP 25‑4; AP 25‑5; AP 25‑6): approved by roll call (3–0; 2 absent). - Hire: Elizabeth Conners, high‑school math teacher (step 12, bachelor) — authorized (3–0; 2 absent). - Hire: SAR Eastman, speech‑language pathologist assistant (step one) — authorized (3–0; 2 absent). - Delete policy JIC (student social/events): approved (3–0; 2 absent). - First reading: revised policies JIC, JIA, JICG and related student-conduct policies — approved (3–0; 2 absent). - Job descriptions (custodial, special-ed ed‑tech tiers, facilities director, food service, technology director, Title One roles): approved (3–0; 2 absent).
