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MINUTES

WINNISQUAM REGIONAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

May 16, 2016

SCHOOL BOARD ADMINISTRATION

Jasen Stock, Chairperson Dr. Tammy Davis, Superintendent

Wayne Crowley Cheryl Somma, Business Administrator

Dr. Christina Flanders Dr. Pam Miller, Assistant Superintendent

Tom Fulweiler Tom Laliberte, WRHS Principal

Sean Goodwin Shannon Kruger, Director of Student Improvement

Tarra LaChapelle Lori Krueger, Director of Student Services

Julie Lonergan Kevin Sousa, Director of Technology

Keith Murray

Kevin Washburn

SECRETARY

Adele Chertoff

1.0 CALL TO ORDER

The May 16, 2016, meeting of the Winnisquam Regional School Board was called to order at 6:43 PM by

Chairman Stock. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

2.0 PUBLIC COMMENT

No one signed up for comment.

3.0 SPECIAL REPORTS & INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

3.1 MS Student Engagement – Bill Bryan

Mr. Bill Bryan presented the summary report from the middle school student engagement interviews. He

worked with a mix of students to identify what kept them engaged as learners. Six areas of concern were

identified. The most important areas for students were not being engaged and the amount of disruptions in

class. Mr. Bryan said teachers are doing well when students are asking for help. This indicates they are high

quality teachers, but their practice isn’t high quality which is why there are engagement issues. Mr. Bryan

reported on the high school faculty feedback on the high schools student’s engagement data. The results show

some teachers are not in tune with what the students were saying, which shows a disconnect between teachers

and students particularly with engagement. Dr. Davis stated they are working on a plan for structure and

ways to move forward on the student engagement piece. Mr. Bryan commented that teachers are working

hard, but we have to get into more transformational practices.

4.0 CONSENT AGENDA

4.1Minutes of Previous Meetings

4.11 Minutes of April 16, 2016

Motion: A motion was made by Mrs. Lonergan, seconded by Mr. Goodwin to approve the minutes of the

April 16, 2016 meetings.

Vote: Affirmative – Mr. Crowley abstained

4.2 Review of Expenditure Manifest – Approval of Bills

Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Goodwin, seconded by Mr. Murray to accept the approved accounts

payable check register voucher 1210 dated April 14, 2016, in the amount of $219,313.66 and check register

voucher 1220 dated April 20, 2016, in the amount of $244,751.53.

Vote: Affirmative – Unanimous

5.0 ITEMS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION

5.1 Finance Committee Recommendations

Mrs. Somma presented the Finance Committee recommendations:

1. Budget line item adjustments in the amount of $425,339.42

Minutes of the Winnisquam Regional School Board

May 16, 2016 Meeting

2. Approve funds for the following to come from the fund balance:

a. Substitute calling service for $4,000

b. Replace the MMS student information system with Tyler Technologies for $10,995

c. Extend Bill Bryan’s consulting contract

d. A $5,000 stipend for Bob McNutt to mentor the new athletic director

e. Replace the Union Sanborn School south-facing asphalt roof for $12,000

f. A $5,000 stipend for Dick Ayers to mentor Kathleen Pope, the new SCS principal

g. A LCD projector for the cafetorium for $22,126

h. Install dugouts in the WRMS softball field

i. Replace the high school bleacher seats with wood for $27,000

j. Replace the sound mixer in the WRHS cafetorium sound booth for $8,523

3. Approve funds for the following capital improvement projects:

a. Replace the district phone system for approximately $120,000

b. Install a handwashing sink at Southwick School for $11,048

Discussion: Mr. Goodwin noted with the migration to Tyler for the student information system, there will be

an approximate reduction of $5,000 per year in maintenance. He said pending decisions on the Union

Sanborn building, we should make sure we keep the water out of the building. The middle school is up for a

safety and health approval next year and it’s best to keep up with projects. Mr. Sousa explained the phone

system cost difference in bids, which is mainly due to IP phone systems based on software. Additionally,

there will be a monthly savings on copper lines.

Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Goodiwn, seconded by Mr. Crowley to approve the Finance Committee

recommendations.


5.2 Confirmation of Staff Nominations/Resignations

Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Goodwin seconded by Mr. Murray to accept the resignation of Andrew

Brauch as assistant principal at WRHS with appreciation for his five years of service effective June 30, 2016.


Motion: A motion was made by Mrs. Lonergan, seconded by Mr. Goodwin to approve the 2016-17

teacher/professional nominations as presented.

Christine Cochrane WRHS Math Teacher $42,886

Clare Taylor USS Grade 2 Teacher $36,191 + $1,000 sign on bonus

Joan Cross SCS .4 Art Teacher $19,326

Kellie Allen SCS Nurse $52,418

Jackie Wentworth WRHS Special Ed Teacher $36,191 + $1,000 sign on bonus

Christine Lavoie SCS Kindergarten Teacher $47,994

Marilee Gleason WRHS Special Ed Teacher $60,390

Deborah Lynch SS Grade 5 Teacher $42,886

Rebecca Zumbach Athletic/Co-Curricular Dir. $69,000

Discussion: Mr. Murray stated his concerns that the new athletic director has no prior experience. Dr. Davis

explained she was involved in interviewing the three finalists. Becky was chosen based on her high level of

organization, her strong knowledge base, her passion for the position, her integrity and her experience with

athletics and coaching.


Motion: A motion was made by Mrs. Lonergan, seconded by Mr. Goodwin to approve the 2016-17 teacher

assignment/nomination as presented.

Jaclyn Clark SCS Behavior Teacher




5.3 Confirmation of Coaches/Advisors Nominations

Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Murray, seconded by Mr. Goodwin to approve the nomination for 2016-

2017 as presented.

Maria Pearson District Webmaster $6,400

Clare Mills PPT Chair Union Sanborn School $1,224

Monica Gemmiti PPT Chair Southwick School $1,224

Britini Shields PPT Chair Sanbornton Central School $1,224

Andrew Perkins PPT Chair WRMS $1,224

Erin Cayer PPT Chair WRHS $1,224

Diane Tandy Summer School Math $27 per hour

Sarah McCarron-Stewart Summer School Science $27 per hour

Reuben Fuchs Summer School Soc. Studies $27 per hour

Jackie Wentworth Summer School – Online Learning $27 per hour

Peter Fogg Summer Program Director $2,000

Marcia Dionne Head Librarian $1,224

Janet Rosequist Ag – 20 days $6,599

Geoff Tomlinson Leadership/Steering #1 $1,224

Mike McMaugh Leadership/Steering #2 $1,224

Diane Tandy Leadership/Steering #3 $1,224

Alyssa Rioux Leadership/Steering #4 $1,224

Erin Cayer Leadership/Steering #5 $1,224

Stephanie Penney Leadership/Steering #6 $1,224

Stacey Gagnon Leadership/Steering #7 $1,224

Melisa Duffey Grade 6 Team Leader/SIT $1,224

Alex Saltmarsh Grade 7 Team Leader/SIT $1,224

Patrice Comeau Grade 8 Team Leader/SIT $1,224

Jessica Cobbett UA Team Leader/SIT $1,224

Andrew Perkins Special Ed Team Leader/SIT $1,224

Maria Simoes ELA Curriculum Leader/SIT $1,224

Kathy Beliveau Math Curriculum Leader/SIT $1,224

Alex Saltmarsh Science Curriculum Leader/SIT $1,224

Jacob Roy Social Studies Curriculum Leader/SIT $1,224

Elise Smith SIT $1,224

Dawn Kitto Grade 3 Team Leader $1,224

Deb Rankin Grade 4 Team Leader $1,224

Jessie Heath Grade 5 Team Leader $1,224

Kathleen Morrill USS/SS Unified Arts Team Leader $1,224

Trisha Kent Kindergarten Team Leader $1,224

Summer Capra Grade 1 Team Leader $1,224

Carmel Lunt Grade 2 Team Leader $1,224

Paula Young Upper Elem. Grade Level Liaison $1,224

Kristen Dougherty UA Liaison $1,224


5.4 Elementary/Middle School Time Allotments for 2016-2017

Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Washburn, seconded by Mr. Goodwin to approve the elementary and

middle school time allotments for 2016-2017 as presented.




5.5 Policies for Approval

DA – Fiscal Management Plan, DBC – Budget Preparation, DEA – Revenues from Local Tax Sources, DGA

–Authorized Signatures, DI – Fiscal Accounting and Reporting/ DI-R Regulations, DID – Fixed Assets,

DJ – Purchasing, DJB – Purchasing Procedures, DJD – Cooperative Purchasing, DK – Payment Procedures,

DKA – Payroll Procedures, DM – Cash in School Buildings, DN – Equipment and Supplies Sale

Motion: A motion was made by Mrs. Lonergan, seconded by Mr. Crowley to approve policies DA, DBC,

DEA, DGA, DI, DI-R, DID, DJ, DJB, DJD, DK, DKA, DM, and DN

Discussion: Mr. Crowley pointed out a typo in policy DEA and regarding policy DK asked if it was our

practice to have the treasurer sign all checks. After some discussion it was decided to revise the policy to say

“The District’s Treasurer (or Assistant Treasurer in the Treasurers absence) shall sign and/or authorize to use

a signature stamp on all checks that will be mailed from the central office.”

Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Murray, seconded by Mr. Goodwin to accept the changes in the policies.


5.6 Policies Reviewed – D & H Sections

5.7 Confirmation of Poll Vote

Chairman Stock confirmed the Board members vote taken on April 19, 2016, to approve Patricia Risley as

School District Clerk for the 2016-17 school year and the vote taken on May 9, 2016, to award the diesel and

unleaded bid for the UST to Dennis K. Burke for $1.727/gallon unleaded and $1.728/gallon diesel.

6.0 BREAK – No break was taken.

7.0 INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

7.1 Budget and Revenue Status Report and Fund Balance as of April 30, 2016

Mrs. Somma reported the bank balance is $3,760,767 and all the towns are current with their

appropriations.

7.2 Enrollment Reports as of May 1, 2016

Dr. Davis reported the current enrollment is 1501.

7.3 District Reports

7.31 Report of the Administrators

Dr. Davis indicated the Smarter Balanced data is being reviewed and the SAT data will be out on May

18th. She shared that other area Superintendents have commented on the Smarter Balanced data being up

and down. When our data is complete the Board will receive a report.

Mrs. Lonergan said Jess Cobbett, middle school art teacher was named as Teacher of the Year.

Mrs. Somma reported the Southwick solar array agreement was submitted on time to qualify for the

rebate. Money for the rebate through the PUC has run out and we are third on the waiting list. Our

timeline for installation is now uncertain.

7.4 Finance Committee Minutes

7.5 Data

Dr. Davis said her memo explains the data included for the Board’s review. Mrs. Kruger explained

the failure report which showed F and Ds by grade and course. She shared this school year’s grades by

quarter.

Quarter 1 – 18% of students failed one or more courses (down 11% from last year)



Mr. Fulweiler noted that Bear Block was introduced this year and said almost a third are still failing

courses. He expressed concern that Bear Block may not be effective. Mr. Goodwin asked what measures

have been taken to address this. Mr. Laliberte said they have met with every freshman and sophomore

about the importance of having a quality education. He noted that Mrs. Kruger has met with every senior

not passing courses and what has to be done to pass. Mrs. Kruger reported that approximately 15 seniors

will not graduate.

Dr. Flanders expressed confusion with the elementary report card. She said the data reported for



“Consistently meets standard” seems low and asked if teachers are reporting on meeting the standard

currently or at the end of the year. Ms. Krueger explained this is the first year of the new report card

based on competencies and skills. She will speak with teachers to make sure they are interpreting the

information in the same way.

Mrs. Kruger explained the graphs for Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Mr. Laliberte said this

information will be shared with the AP teachers. Chairman Stock said this information shows our

weakness in science and math. He indicated this data is important, and is helpful to understand

our challenges.

7.6 Champions for Children/Retiree Program Update

Dr. Davis reminded the Board members that retirees and Champions for Children would be recognized at

the June meeting. The meeting will be held in the cafetorium at the high school.

7.7 Summer School Update

No discussion.

7.8 School District Meeting Calendar

7.9 First Reading Policies

7.10 Policies Reviewed – E Section

7.11 WRHS Tiered Diploma Proposal

Chairman Stock said the tiered diploma proposal is the purpose of Thursday night’s meeting but wanted

to make sure Board members had this information prior to that meeting. Mrs. Kruger will provide

additional information for review.

8.0 PUBLIC COMMENT

No one signed up for comment.

9.0 OTHER BUSINESS

There was no other business.

10.0 ADJOURNMENT

Motion: At 8:25 PM, a motion was made by Mrs. Lonergan, seconded by Dr. Flanders to adjourn the meeting.


MINUTES


May 19, 2016



Wayne Crowley Dr. Pam Miller, Asst. Superintendent

Dr. Christina Flanders Tom Laliberte, WRHS Principal

Tom Fulweiler Shannon Kruger, Dir. of Student Improvement

Sean Goodwin

Tarra LaChapelle

Julie Lonergan

Keith Murray

Kevin Washburn

1.0 CALL TO ORDER

The May 19, 2016, meeting of the Winnisquam Regional School Board was called to order by Chairperson Jasen

Stock at 6:00pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

2.0 WORK SESSION

Dr. Davis distributed the Graduation Policy IKF and the Tiered Diploma proposal IKF-R. The discussion outcome resulted in

the following additions to the Tiered Diploma IKF-R:

1. Eligibility: Students with extenuating circumstances may complete the application process. Principal approval

is required and the determination of extenuating circumstances is at the discretion of the district.

2. Application Process: Students may complete the application process between June of their Junior year

and October 1st of their Senior year.

3. Transfer or Placed Students: Transfer students or students placed at WRHS in their senior year from a district

with lower credit requirements for graduation may be eligible for the 20 credit diploma, if they are not able to meet

the WRHS standard of 24 credits with a full course load.

New Hampshire Minimum Standards Diploma

Students may apply between June of their Junior year and October 1st of their Senior year.

A team of stakeholders (parents, student, principal, school counselor, case manager) will hold a

meeting. Principal approval is required and the determination of extenuating circumstances is at the discretion of the

district.

Students earning a 20 credit diploma will be permitted to walk with their class if all requirements are met.

Transfer students or students placed at WRHS in their senior year from a district with lower credit requirements

for graduation may be eligible for the 20 credit diploma, if they are not able to meet the WRHS standard of 24 credits

with a full course load.

While a student is required to apply for the New Hampshire Minimum Requirements Diploma, upon the

granting of their application, their receipt of the diploma shall be deemed receipt of a regular diploma of the

Winnisquam Regional School District.

The Principal will submit monthly reports to the WRSD School Board identifying the number of students that

have applied for the NH Minimum Standards Diploma, the disposition of the application, and the number of students

that have dropped out.

4. WRHS Distinguished Scholar Diploma

This diploma exceeds requirements for the WRHS Standard Diploma.

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May 19, 2016

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WRHS REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS STANDING

SOPHOMORE 6 CREDITS

JUNIOR 12 CREDITS

SENIOR 18 CREDITS

The Board requested for the changes to be put in IKF-R, then emailed to them for review and poll vote.

3.0 ADJOURNMENT

Motion: At 7:20 pm, a motion was made by Mr. Goodwin, seconded by Mr. Murray to adjourn the meeting.


MINUTES


June 2, 2016



Wayne Crowley Cheryl Somma, Business Administrator

Dr. Christina Flanders Rob Berry, Director of Facilities

Tom Fulweiler Lori Krueger, Dir. of Student Services, USS Principal

Sean Goodwin Bonnie Jean Kuras, SCS Principal

Tarra LaChapelle

Julie Lonergan

Keith Murray

Kevin Washburn

LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Cheryl Somma, Rob Berry, Lori Krueger, Bonnie Jean Kuras,

Lance Turgeon, Nina Gardner, Tim Pearson, Julie Lonergan, Wayne Crowley and Kevin Washburn

1.0CALL TO ORDER

The June 2, 2016, meeting of the Winnisquam Regional School Board was called to order by Chairperson Jasen Stock at

6:00pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

2.0 LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE PRESENTATION

Dr. Davis opened the meeting with an overview of the Long Range Planning Committee's purpose which was to conduct a

review of the District's facilities, their capacity as it relates to the declining enrollment over the past five to ten years, the

educational programs and whether or not the District should sustain having five school buildings. She discussed the

demographic study of enrollment trends which showed a decline and also pointed out the stabilization of enrollment over the

past three to four years. The Educational Study conducted on the capacity size of the five schools and educational programs

was also reviewed in the process. Dr. Davis said there would be two summaries given regarding: (1) overview of the Long

Range Committee's option and conclusion about their research, and (2) the deed legalities.

Rob Berry, Director of Facilities presented a summary of changes that have affected space needs in the past 20 years. The

changes have been: (1) the general educational class sizes have decreased, (2) there has been an increase of AP class

offerings, (3) student services has increased growth in the number of students as well as scope and services, (4) space has been

used for computer labs and technology, and (5) large space needs are needed with gym, cafeteria, and band/music. After

reviewing many different options, the committee concluded that it would make sense to research the possibility of

closing/selling USS, renovate SS and combine students at SS in a Pre-K-5 school. The rough estimated cost to SS would be

around $3.6 million with an additional 16,000 sq feet with 8-10 more classrooms, an additional cafeteria, kitchen, parking and

playground. Cheryl Somma estimated a bond to be approximately $527,537 at 3% interest over 10 years with an annual

savings of $5,550. Ms. Somma also shared that 2022, the District has a bond payment that expires. Mr. Berry indicated that

the estimated real estate value of USS is $680,000-$780,000. He also stated that to demolish the building would be between

$70,000-$80,000.

Ms. Somma did an overview of the deed legalities of the USS property that came to light after the Long Range Planning

Committee completed the first phase of their work. The school has two deeds that state that the property must be used for

school purposes. The District can legally petition for a Quiet Title or Cy Pres. Ms. Somma found out today from Attorney

John Teague that there is also another deed that has a reverter clause in it that if the property is not used for school purposes, it

must revert back to the heirs of the grantors. Attorney John Teague said we would have to hire an additional attorney to locate

the heirs and determine if they are legitimate heirs. This process could take a year or two to figure out regarding the deeds.

The Board and Long Range Planning Committee agreed that the deed situation needs to be addressed first and requested Ms.

Somma to move forward with Attorneys to continue the process, to research, and resolve the issues with the deeds.

3.0 ADJOURNMENT

Motion: At 7:15 pm, a motion was made by Mr. Goodwin, seconded by Mr. Murray to adjourn the meeting.


From the Office of the SCS Principal June 10, 2016 The elementary principals from Union Sanborn, Southwick and Sanbornton Central Schools met to revise the Winnisquam Regional Elementary Schools parent-student handbook. The following changes have been made. In addition, in order to best serve the students within the elementary schools, we recommend that further revision occur after a district review and potential revision of wording of the WRSD Discipline and Transportation/Bus policies during the course of the 2016-2017 school year. The changes within in handbook at this time are minimal.

Cover- Date change from 2015-2016 to 2016-2017 Addition of 2016-2017 school district calendar Revision of School Board Member list Attendance- Pg. 3- change from: Please note that after two attempts, the school

will not attempt any further inquiries to Please note that after two attempts, the school may contact the police department/truancy officer for a well-child check.

Bus Rules- Pg 6- change from: Copies of bus suspension letter notificiations will be forwarded to the Superintendent of Schools to Copies of bus suspension documentation will be forwarded to the Superintendent of Schools.

Food Services- Pg 22- to include additional information outlining food service procedures for billing and past due processes. Addition: For your convenience you may check your account using the MySchoolBucks website. Negative and low balance notices are also sent home with students twice weekly. Please note: If the negative balance is greater than $10.00 lunch is still served to your child up to 3 more times; at what point the account is closed for further purchases. Parents will then be responsible for providing lunches until the account is made current and paid.

Report Cards- Pg 26- change from: Kindergarten report cards are issued in March and June to Kindergarten report cards are also issued each trimester.

Guidelines for field trips- Pg 29- to be highlighted in bold: Because student safety is our paramount concern, all volunteers must have successfully completed a fingerprint background check prior to the trip. Please call the SAU office well in advance of any field trip to complete this task at 286-4116.

Winnisquam Regional Middle School

Administration: 76 Winter Street, Tilton, NH 03276 Robert T. Seaward, Jr., Principal Phone: 603-286-7143 Fax:603-286-7410 Eric Keck, Interim Asst. Principal www.wrsdsau59.org

To: Dr. Tammy Davis and School Board

From: Rob Seaward

Re: Handbook Changes for 201617

Date: June 14, 2016

Only 1 change With Lab classes have been omitted for grades 68 as all special ed students have been

mainstreamed into regular classrooms with support provided.

At this time, we do not have any additional changes to make to the student handbook. It has been revised

several times over the last couple years and I think it has found its way to a final product.

This summer, once my new AP comes on board, we have some PBIS training and planning sessions scheduled

that may result in some changes / enhancements. If something does come up, I will be sure to submit as part

of the August board meeting process.

Serving Tilton, Northfield and Sanbornton

http://www.wrsdsau59.org/

Proposed Student Handbook Changes for 2016-17

TO: Dr. Tammy Davis, Superintendent FROM: Andrew Brauch, WRHS Assistant Principal DATE: 6/14/16 RE: Student Handbook Changes The following changes are proposed for the 2016-17 Student Handbook:

Pg.9- Delete: Class Attendance: To receive credit for a course, the student must fulfill the course requirements set forth by the teacher and meet the attendance requirements set forth by the school board policy.

Pg.9- Delete: Attendance Practices: Up to the first 5 days, whether single or multiple occurrences of a student’s out of school suspensions will not count against the allowed total absences from a class.

Pg. 9-Add: Attendance Practices: Students that attend all school days for all four years without any absences (excused or unexcused) will be recognized for perfect attendance. School sponsored field trips will not count against perfect attendance.

Pg.14- Add: Honor Rolls: A minimum of 4 courses at WRHS are needed to be considered for honor roll. Online classes do not count towards the four. Students with a WF (withdraw fail) or an incomplete will not be eligible for honor roll. Pg.14- Change to: Cheating/Plagiarism: The first offense for cheating/plagiarism is a FED, the initial assignment grade will be recorded as a zero until it is re-done (due by the end of the FED). The re-do is eligible for full credit (on the first offense). A second offense will result in a zero grade in the course.

Pg.14- Delete: Grading Policies: Semester and final exams: The weight given to final exams will be determined at the department level with no exam exceeding 20%. Students will be informed of the weight of the final exam in writing at the beginning of the course. Students who have an A average for the school year may be exempted from the final exam at the teacher’s discretion. A student who deliberately cuts a final exam will fail the course.

Pg. 15-Add: Graduation Ceremony Requirements: Tiered diploma from WRSD Policy IKF-R.

Pg. 16-Change to: Add/Drop Courses, Late Withdrawals: Withdrawals from courses can’t be made after the beginning of the second quarter for a half year class or half way through the third quarter for a full year course. To obtain permission for a “Late Withdrawal” a written request from a parent/guardian to the principal is required in order for a student to drop or change a course after this time. Schedule changes not recommended by the school staff may not be made without a parental conference. Every effort will be made to schedule conferences at a time


convenient to parent’s work schedules. If the student’s request to drop a course during this “Late Withdrawal” timeframe is approved and the grade is failing at the time the course is dropped, the grade will be recorded as a WF on the transcript. If the student is passing at the time of withdrawing a WP will appear on the transcript.

Pg. 17 Add: Academic Improvement Policy: The following classes may be re-taken for credit: PE, Academic Skills, Yearbook, Band and Chorus.

Pg.20- Add: Field Trips: A “Field Trip Teacher Grade Slip” must be completed two days in advance of the field trip. Students have an extra class day to make up any work that was assigned on the day of the field trip (unless teacher states otherwise) and must turn in the work due on the day of the field trip the next class meeting (unless teacher states otherwise). Students who wish to attend field trips must be passing all of their courses (according to MMS at the time of the signature.

Pg. 25- Change to: Student Parking: WRHS supports student drivers. Students who drive and are able to act responsibly can alleviate parents and guardians from the demands of providing their children transportation. Driving back and forth to school gives young drivers experience and develops independence. On WRSD grounds, it is expected that students will follow all procedures of process and safety. The following rules and regulations will assist in maintaining a successful student driving arrangement.

Students with a valid driver’s license must fill out the Request for Permission to Drive form. This can be obtained in the WRHS main office or on the WRHS website.

Class dues and the yearly parking fee must be paid before a student is issued a parking pass. Arrangements can be made for financial hardships to issue a pass prior to the full payment being complete.

Students who drive vehicles dangerously such as but not limited to speeding, passing buses, and disobeying direction signs are subject to police intervention and/or WRHS parking pass suspension or revocation.

Student vehicles are subject to School Board policy JIHB-Searches of Student

Automobiles on School Property. Students are not allowed in or on their vehicles before, during, or after school. Parking spaces are issued on an availability basis. Seniors have first priority, then juniors

and sophomores in that order. No student is allowed to park without a displayed, valid WRHS parking pass that was

issued specifically to the student. Students cannot loan or allow another vehicle to be parked in their spot. If a student changes vehicles during the course of the year, the student will inform the

Assistant Principal or secretarial to be issued a new pass. Students who drive a different vehicle than their usual one, will inform the Assistant

Principal or secretarial staff.


Students who park without a valid WRHS parking pass or in a restricted parking area are subject to the following:

o First offense: Student is verbally warned by an administrator and required to open the spot for the rightful driver. Parents and guardians are informed through email and/or phone call.

o Second Offense: Student and Parent receive a written document stating violation. The student is required to move the vehicle to open the parking spot for the rightful driver. The student will be issued a Friday Evening Detention (FED).

o Third Offense: The vehicle will be booted by WRHS School Resource Officer. The student will be fined $50 and will need to pay the fine prior to removal of boot. Parents and guardians are informed through email and/or phone call.

o Fourth Offense: The vehicle will be towed at the owner’s expense. The student will lose parking privileges and will not be refunded their initial parking pass fee. Parents and guardians are informed through email and/or phone call.

Pg.25- Add: Emergency Management and Drills: In the event of a real emergency, we will first assess the situation keeping student safety our number one priority and then release communication about what is happening.

Pg.30- Change to: Class 3 Major offenses: Additional out-of-school suspension from the Superintendent, and a possible recommendation for an extended suspension/expulsion by the School Board

Pg.51- Add: Skateboard and Recreational Vehicles: Recreational motorized transportation devices that are not state registered such as hover boards, etc. are not allowed on school property.

Poll Vote on May 20, 2016

To approve Graduation Policy IKF-R with the recommendations discussed at the Board meeting on

Thursday, May 19, 2016.

Vote:

Jasen Stock – yes

Wayne Crowley – yes

Christina Flanders – yes

Tom Fulweiler – yes

Sean Goodwin – yes

Tarra LaChapelle – yes

Julie Lonergan – yes

Keith Murray – yes

Kevin Washburn – yes

WINNISQUAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Enrollment Report By Classroom

June 1, 2016

Agenda Item 7.2

Kindergarten

P AM PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total

Union Sanborn 49 19 19 18

19 19 18

18 19 18

18 18

49 56 0 75 72 252

Sanbornton Central 14 14 17 18 15 16 14

17 17 13 16 14

14 14 34 35 28 32 28 185

Southwick School 17 18 23

16 21 22

17 18 23

17 19 21

67 76 89 232

Total Elementary 49 70 14 109 107 95 108 117 669

Middle School 120 125 113 358

High School 114 116 121 117 468

Total District 49 70 14 109 107 95 108 117 120 125 113 114 116 121 117 1495

Comparison (to above) P K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total

Prevyear June 30, 2015 37 100 106 98 119 117 117 120 111 124 113 129 112 103 1506

PrevMonth 49 84 111 107 95 108 117 121 125 115 114 116 121 118 1501

Prev. Year June 1, 2015 37 100 106 98 119 117 117 120 111 124 113 129 112 103 1506

May 2015 dropouts - 0 Total dropouts to date - 8

May 2016 dropouts - 2 Total dropouts to date - 12

From the Office of the Assistant Superintendent

To: Dr. Tammy Davis, Superintendent

From: Dr. Pamela Miller, Assistant superintende~ RE: Board Report for June 2016

GRANTS: • 2016-2017 Title I Allocation - The district received an allocation of $418174.99 for the next school year.

2016-2015 Title I Set-Aside - The district Set-Aside Grant for Focus Schools is $46,463.97 • There will be no additional Focus School Grants this year

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

• A Schedule has been developed for Erica Pappalardo to work with an elementary teacher team two days this summer to begin the elementary competency development process.

• The Evaluation Committee has completed the new Professional Learning Master Plan. This new plan includes professional development for recertification and the Professional Evaluation Plan

• Pam attended PIO (Public Information Officer) training as part of the district's Strategic Emergency Management Plan.

CURRICULUM: • Dr. Miller attended the Focus School Innovation Meeting at UNH with Southwick and Middle School

teams. Administrators attended the workshop strand on competencies. • Dr. Miller attended a school visit at Souhegan High School in Amherst, NH with a team from the

high school. The focus for the visit was project-based learning.

• Dr. Miller attended a NHASCD conference on grading practices with a district team. The information focused on grading in a competency-based system.

• I-pads have been purchased with Title I funds for USS to be used for Title I tutoring and other classroom use.

• Dr. Miller met with a team to review options for the high school 21st Century Library redeSign at the high school. We are currently reviewing products to put the plan into place by the end of next school year.

• Dr. Miller has had a couple of meeting with Eric Keck to review elementary curriculum. • Maria Pearson provided training in the use of the Rubicon Atlas curriculum program for high school

staff. The staff has begun the process of reviewing curriculum and entering it into the program. Contracts are being developed for teachers to continue some of this work over the summer.

• Dr. Miller has been working with the technology department to set up the new CMS structure for the district website. The new website will be ready to roll out by the end of the summer. The new website will be easily adapted for mobile devised and will provide an improved platform for communication about what is happening in district schools.

OFFICE OF THE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR

MONTHLY REPORT

TO: DR. TAMMY DAVIS

FROM: CHERYL SOMMA

SUBJECT: JUNE MONTHLY REPORT

DATE: 6/9/2016

Business Office

The Business Office attended a kick off webinar with Lakeshore Learning for the Aesop Substitute

scheduling software. Implementation is anticipated to take six to eight weeks with the program ready for

the start of the new school year. Kim Newell, HR, is partnering with Shannon Krueger for new teacher

training and will introduce the new staff to the scheduling software. We will schedule training of

returning staff when they return for the new school year.

HR is conducting exit interviews and is busy with the intake of new staff. Payroll prepared contracts for

salary employees and are currently issuing letters of agreement for hourly staff and building payroll

records for next fiscal year. The accounting database for next year is built and open for purchase orders.

We are all preparing for the year end accounting process.

Professional Development

I attended the Tri-State Business Officials Conference in Bretton Woods. The conference brings together

Business Office Administrators from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont and presents seminars on

leadership and current topics.

Committees:

Benefits Committee

The Benefits Committee met on May 25th and June 8th to discuss current employee benefits and options for

future benefits. The committee reviewed the current benefit configuration and leave data. The

committee plans on meeting bi-weekly.

Long Term Financial Planning Committee

I provided general fund actual expenditure information for 2008 through 2015, current budget and next

year voted budget and a ten year expense projection for the committee.

Report from the Director of Student Services

To: Winnisquam Regional School Board

From: Lori Krueger, Director of Student Services

Date: June 10, 2016

By the Numbers: School Special Education Students 504’s Preschool 35 0 USS 32 3 Southwick 57 9 Sanbornton 24 7 WRMS 59(+1) 27 WRHS 76(-1) 32 Out of District 11 . Hiring for 16-17 We are going out again to interview for the preschool special education position as our candidate chose not to take the position. There are pending resignations for a Southwick School special education teacher and a district school psychologist. The positions are posted as anticipated openings. We have already begun to interview for the 9 paraprofessional openings next year. We have already had success in hiring candidates for the paraprofessional openings. Extended School Year Program: The teachers for the Extended School Year programing are meeting the week of June 13 with myself and/or Jamie Vose. The teachers are working collaboratively to meet the reading, writing, and math needs of the students in grades PreK-12. We have a few students who have extended programs to address vocational programing and/or social/emotional skill development Indicator 13 – Transition Plan Compliance: The high school is 100% in compliance for the visit from the Department of Education’s visit to ensure compliance on Indicator 13. This was not an area covered during the last compliance visit due to the state visiting separately for this area. Jamie Vose and the high school special education teachers are to be commended for their efforts and work in this area. Many districts in the lakes region were selected for this review. It has been over 9 years since Winnisquam has been visited for this area of compliance. Paraprofessional Openings: We have ended the school year with 3 paraprofessional openings for the 15-16 school year.

Winnisquam Regional School District School Administrative Unit Fifty-Nine

Office of Technology Kevin Sousa, Director 435 West Main Street, Tilton, Hew Hampshire 03276 603.286.4531 fax 603.286.7402

To: Dr. Tammy Davis From: Kevin Sousa Date: May 5, 2016 Re: Technology Monthly Report for April 2016

1. STAR Testing

The final round of STAR testing was completed on Friday 6/10/2016. The Tech Department will be building reports determining percentages of students that have met their target goal set at the beginning of the school. The reports will be broken out by school and district for General Populaton, Special Education, SES and High Achievers.

2. Phone System The Phone System purchase has been awarded to Telephone Systems Efficiency, Inc. (TSE) Bedford, NH. The Wiring Project has been awarded to Arcomm Communications, Hillsboro, NH. A project plan has been established by the Tech Director with each company for the full deployment of systems. For the new IP Phones being installed throughout the district all POE switches (19) have been purchased and will be configured and installed during the summer. The wiring project has already begun with the HS and SAU almost complete. District configuration for buildings and phone extensions, specific phone configurations, applications and designated groupings are being established in plans with TSE.

3. Student Information System: The new Student Information System is Tyler SIS from Tyler Technologies. A plan of deployment has been setup with a District Team made up of key district personnel from each school, the Tech Dept. and Integration Specialist. Data conversion has already begun creating files with exported data from our current system to be uploaded and installed onto the new system. This involves a mass of data put into the correct format and error free. A training schedule has also been established for various levels of users. The Core Team meets weekly and in conference calls with Tyler Technologies.

4. Website – Content Management System (CMS): The new Content Management System is eSchoolView from Columbus, Ohio. A workplan and time table has also been established. Conference online calls have already started and initial document templates and information have already been submitted to the company to beginning a layout. The steps scheduled to build the program and site will continue throughout the summer.

5. End of Year Procedures are in place (return of equipment – network folders and documents etc.) All personnel have the information and are following the process.

6. 2016-17 Technology Purchases have already started preparing for new equipmnet delivery for the summer.

Facilities Department

School Board Monthly Report – June, 2016

Submitted by Rob Berry, Director of Facilities

Gasoline / Diesel UST

The gasoline/diesel underground storage tank (shared by SAU, police, fire, DPW) committee has formally decided not to repair the tanks and to decommission the facility. A tentative closure date of Aug. 1, 2016 is planned. The current UST account balance should come close to covering decommissioning cost, however excess funding may be required. The District will now be searching for alternative fueling locations that could include other municipal stations in Franklin & Belmont or at public stations.

Internal Help

Each summer, the Facilities Dept. hires summer help. This year 5 summer staff members are either students or school year staff. With some these individuals being graduating seniors, we will be looking to recruit a new batch of students as school year subs and summer help. Internal recruiting does work.

Graduation Logistics

From set-up, to rest rooms, to parking; graduation logistics went off without a hitch. This is by far the largest capacity event of the year with well over 1000 people in attendance. With multiple parking attendants, we carefully fit 465 cars on a campus with 340 lined spaces. No accidents or incidents were reported.

HS Bleacher Seat Replacement

I was previously unsure of a secondary, non-OEM company that could retrofit the bleacher seat replacements. I was able to secure a second competitive quote and have confirmed that the OEM (CB Seating / Interkal) quote was competitively priced. The OEM quote was about 3% lower than the second quote.

School Board Report for Athletics and Co-Curricular Activities: June 2016

Below is brief overview of the Athletic/Co-Curricular programs at both the Middle School and High School during the month of June 2016 .

Athletics:

The HS Baseball team finished its season with a 9-7 record. The team lost in the opening round of the playoffs.

The HS Softball team finished its season with a 9-7 record. The team lost in the opening round of the playoffs.

The HS Track Team had two State Champions - Henry Stock and Jaila Remillard.

The HS Unified Volleyball finished the season with a 6-0 record. The team hosted two playoff games and has advanced to the State Championship at the time of this report. This extends the program’s record to a perfect 26-0(including playoffs) over the past three seasons.

The MS Unified League in the Lakes Region expanded its offerings to include Unified Indoor Soccer this Spring. The Winnisquam Team was coached by Jess Cobbett and competed in three regular season games.

The 1,000 point scorer board for Basketball has been updated and reflects the addition of individuals - one from this year, and four individuals who were not recognized in the past.

The Laconia-Winnisquam Hockey Team has replaced its head coach for next season. I am very proud to announce that longtime Winnisquam Coach Kent Finemore will assume the position.

I have been working closely with Becky Zumbach over the past couple weeks to prepare for my departure.

I will miss everyone in the district. I have nothing but fond memories for the community of Winnisquam. It has been a pleasure serving.

Activities:

The Drama Club will be expanding into the Summer. This summer they will present Beauty and the Beast.

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Proudly serving the communities of Northfield, Sanbornton and Tilton.

Winnisquam Regional High School is committed to promoting a sense of PRIDE: Productive Citizenship ~ Respect for Self and Community ~ Individual Growth and Achievement

Determination to Succeed ~ Excellence in Education

PROMOTING P.R.I.D.E. WINNISQUAM REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

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603-286-4531 MR. THOMAS W. LALIBERTE PRINCIPAL MR. ANDREW BRAUCH MRS. SHANNON M. KRUGER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

MRS. WENDY HUGGARD SCHOOL COUNSELOR

MS. STACEY GAGNON SCHOOL COUNSELOR

To: Dr. Tammy Davis From: Tom Laliberte Re: WRHS Principal’s Report Date: June 20, 2016

Curriculum, Instruction, Professional Development, and Assessment

The Winnisquam Agricultural Center has an articulation agreement with Thompson School of Applied Science, which is a two-year program at the University of New Hampshire. The agreement allows students to enter college with credit already earned toward a particular program. One option states that a B or better in both years of a two year sequence (Ag Science & Tech followed by Animal & Plant Science) will give the student two general elective credits in Horticultural Technology. The Second option is for students who complete three years (Ag Science & Tech plus both of the second year options) with a B or better. Those students will earn three elective credits in Horticulture Tech or Integrated Agricultural Management.

The Winnisquam Ag also has an articulation agreement with SUNY Cobleskill for Agriculture & Plant Science to correspond with their Ornamental Horticulture major.

Necessary curriculum work has started at WRHS this spring. That work will continue through the summer and all through the next school year. It is our hope that in one year from now, we will have an articulated curriculum with performance assessments and engaging learning activities for all courses. As this process occurs, departments will be evaluating their competencies and we can start to transition into a true competency-based school.

Parents and Community

This year we offered five community forums on various topics that are of high priority to WRHS. Unfortunately, they were poorly attended. We offered a morning session for the last four forums. No one attended any of those. It is our goal to be open and transparent with the community and receive their feedback. We will need to evaluate and strategize how we will accomplish this for next school year.

Students

Each spring WRHS music students attend Music in the Park. All three ensembles: Concert Band, Concert Choir, and the Chamber Singers took first place in their divisions. The Chamber Singers went one step further and earned the overall trophy as the highest scoring choir at our site. One hundred two students went on this trip. Their hard work and dedication to the arts was rewarded.

The Interact club has been raising money all year to help those in need. They raised $2000. The club members decided to donate the money to ShelterBox USA who provides emergency shelter and vital supplies to support communities around the world overwhelmed by disaster and humanitarian crisis. On June 9th, they presented a check for $2000 to a representative of ShelterBox USA,

To: Dr. Tammy Davis From: SRO William Patten Reference: June Board Report

Dr. Davis,

Well, here it is, the last board report of the school year. Time has certainly flown by. Things that I look forward to are training this summer. The training is for both SRO and for a new pilot program called LEAD (Law Enforcement Against Drugs). This pilot program will be for the seventh graders. The following offenses were handled during the month of May.

1) Disorderly Conduct-2 2) MV Accident-l 3) Student transport-2 4) Assault-l 5) Criminal Threatening Complaint (unfounded)- 1 6) Truant- 1 7) Operating After Suspension-l

I truly hope all of you have an enjoyable summer. I will be sending off one of my children to the military, and will be trying to enjoy as much time with him as humanly possible. I look forward to seeing all of you in August, and meeting the new faculty that will be replacing those leaving us after this year.

Respectfully submitted,

~~ Officer William Patten

Winnisquam Regional Middle School

Administration: 76 Winter Street, Tilton, NH 03276 Robert T. Seaward, Jr., Principal Phone: 603-286-7143 Fax:603-286-7410 Eric Keck, Interim Asst. Principal www.wrsdsau59.org

To: Dr. Tammy Davis

From: Rob Seaward

Re: Middle School Principal’s Report

Date: June 6, 2016

Curriculum, Instruction, Professional Development and Assessment We have completed the rough and revised drafts of all competency documents for all courses at WRMS.

We have also completed the rough and twice revised Habits documents. SIT, Erica and I will continue to

work on and prepare for next year throughout the summer.

We have completed all SBAC and NECAP assessments and are close to completing the STAR and

Aimsweb assessments. These are slated to be complete on June 10.

We have filled our special education position. All teacher positions are fully staffed.

Student, Community and Parent Activities (See Principal Page for more)

On May 13, the PTO in conjunction with the MS held its annual semiformal dance. Students from all

three grade levels attended and the event was a huge success.

On May 17, we celebrated our annual Random Act of Kindness Poetry Contest winners in a ceremony in

the cafeteria. Chief Cormier was in attendance to congratulate winners as he was the chief organizer of

this event. The Laconia Citizen ran the story in the paper. Click Here for paper or here for principal page. On May 19, the WRMS Earth Group traveled to the 7th annual recycling conference. Great experience

for all who attended. Story made the Echo. Click Here for paper Page A7 or here for principal page. On May 23, the WRMS, WRHS, and FHS chorus students joined forces for the 2nd annual all choir night.

It was an great opportunity for our students to work together and make amazing music. The story made

the Concord Monitor. Click Here for paper Page A7 or here for principal page. On May 31, we held our annual Memorial Day assembly with veterans from the local veterans home.

Also, two WRHS seniors discussed their upcoming deployments with MS students. Jana Rand is the chief

organizer of this event and she did an amazing job showcasing why we celebrate this holiday.

On Wednesday, June 1, 2016 we held our annual 5th grade parents night. This was the culminating

activity in our 5th to 6th grade transition activities. The week long event started with MS teachers,

guidance, and admin visiting each 5th grade class for a 30 minute Q+A, 25 minute lunch, and 30 minute

recess. Students then “stepped up” to the MS on Friday, May 27 and then finished the event with

parent’s night. Students reported being very excited and a lot less anxious after these three events.

On Monday, June 6 we are holding our first annual community expo event at Highland Mountain Bike

Park. We are expecting over 300 community members to attend. This event is a joint effort of WRMS,

the Tilton PD, YAP, and Highland Mountain Bike Park. In addition, the event is being sponsored by

Highland Mountain Bike Park, UNO’s and Coca Cola. Click here for the flier.

Serving Tilton, Northfield and Sanbornton

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TO: DR. TAMMY DAVIS, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FROM: STEPHANIE PIKE, SOUTHWICK PRINCIPAL DATE: June 10, 2016 RE: MONTHLY REPORT Curriculum, Instruction, Professional Development and Assessment:

Students in fourth grade took the Science NECAP on May 9, 10, & 13, 2016. The schedule was adjusted to have students take the assessment in the morning and staff felt this was helpful to the students.

The STAR and AIMSWeb assessments were completed from May 23rd

-June 3rd

. Staff will be reviewing their data to determine student growth for the year. The data will also be used for staff Individual and Shared Student Learning Objectives. The school data team met on June 7

th to review overall results and to set goals.

Laura Alexander and I attended the Quarterly Focus meeting on May 12th

at Keene State College. This meeting provided professional development and collaborative team time

The school Focus plan review was submitted to the Department of Education and we received confirmation on 6/3/16 that our plan review was approved. The Leadership team along with a parent will be attending the Summer Summit in August. The Department of Education will be providing professional development and collaborative team time to work further on school goals and activities. Community and Family Activities

There was a PTO meeting on June 2, 2016 and end of the year activities were discussed. We also recognized Dawn Kitto and Kelly Horgan for their 15 years of volunteer service of care of the students and siblings of those who attend USS and SS during PTO meetings. The two ladies will be retiring from PTO childcare after this school year.

The PTO fundraiser in partnership with Appletree Nursery was a great success. Staff at SS and USS were given flower vouchers during staff appreciation week.

Incoming third grade parents came to Southwick on June 8th

from 6:30-7:30 for a parent information night. Parents were given information on what to expect when their child comes to Southwick, a review of the daily schedule, staff, building layout, assessment, RtI process, and parent involvement.

The fifth grade team held a Portrait Museum evening for families to come see the portrait paintings and research that fifth graders completed on several current icons and historical figures. This event was held on May 11

th from 5:30-6:30pm.

The fifth grade band concert was held on June 8th

at Southwick School with the students from Sanbornton Central. The students and Mrs. Benton put on a nice performance for families. Mrs. Benton was presented with flowers as an appreciation for her work with the children at both schools this year.

Student Activities

Fifth graders had Step-Up Day to the middle school on May 27th

. Students visited the middle school, met the staff, saw the building, and had lunch.

Incoming third grade students came to Southwick on June 7th

. Grades 4&5 also had Step-Up Day on June 7th

. Students met the grade level teams and had the opportunity to ask questions.

Teachers held transition meetings for students coming to Southwick on June 8th

. Staff from Union Sanborn came over to meet with third grade teachers and support staff. Transition meetings were held at the middle school for current 5

th grade students

on May 26th

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Fourth grade students went on two field trips during the months of May and June. Students went to Lane Tavern on 5/31 & 6/1 and The Flume/Cannon Mountain on 6/8. Fifth grade students went to Odiorne Point on 6/9. Third grade students went to the SEE Science Center on 6/3 and 6/4.

The Student Council put on a Teacher Spelling Bee that was held on 6/6. Teachers were put into teams and Student Council members facilitated the Spelling Bee for all students to observe and participate.

Students participated and facilitated a talented show for the whole school on 6/10/16. Recognition and Thanks

Thank you to Donna Beauregard and Cathy VanBennekum for assisting with analyzing SBAC data and meeting with grade level teams to provide support.

Thank you to the staff at the middle school for welcoming Southwick 5th

grade students on Step-Up Day.

Union Sanborn School Board Report

TO: Tammy Davis, Superintendent RE: School Board Report FROM: Lori Krueger, USS Principal DATE: June 10, 2016 Curriculum, Instruction, Professional Development & Assessment The final grade level data meetings were held on June 10 and 14. In grade 2 students oral

reading fluency had 70% of the students at grade level, for math computation grade level expectations rose from 58% to 77% of the students meeting grade level, and in math concepts and applications students moved from 65% to 70% meeting grade level expectations on AIMSweb.

The Kindergarten screening has been completed. We had 47 students attend the screening, we had 2 people missed the screening, and 2 more registered since the screening. The Kindergarten team has reviewed the results. There will be 4 sessions again this year. We will have 3 morning sessions and 1 afternoon session. We have 2 groups for Extended Kindergarten. The letters will go out to parents by July 10. All parents will receive the results of the screening. During the screening Ann MacDonald, the guidance counselor met with all parents individually. Cathy Van Bennekum met with the parents in small groups to over Kindergarten expectations.

Cathy Van Bennekum, Donna Beauregard, and Mary Beth Sledzik have been working on completing the AIMSweb and Benchmark Assessments.

All STAR testing has been completed. The teaching staff has developed a schedule for next year that added an additional 30 minutes

for reading instruction. This will allow for a 90 minute block for core reading instruction. We will continue with the WIN reading time.

All class lists have been developed. The teacher’s name for the following school year will go on the report card.

Student Activities/Recognition, Community and Family Activities

Thank you to the PTO for the appreciation gifts to “retiring” board members. In addition Kelly Horgan and Dawn Kitto were honored for their 15 years of offering babysitting during the PTO meetings.

On May 31 the school held a Memorial Day assembly with readings and songs. Thank you to Tom Hume for providing a drill team for the flag raising.

Thank you to Kathleen Morrill for a wonderful Field Day at USS on June 13. Thank you to Brain Winslow for a wonderful outside concert for grades 1 and 2 on May 23. The

event was very well attended by families. The weather was perfect! The students in grades Kindergarten and 1st grade will visit next year’s classrooms on June 16. There

will be a morning meeting with the students. The students will be given reading and math packets for summer. Those who return the packets will receive an award at the September assembly.

The 2nd grade students went over to Southwick School on June 7 for step-up day. That evening there was a parent meeting which was nicely attended.

The 2nd grade students went to Prescott Farm for a field trip on June 2. The 1st grade students went to Squam Lake Science Center for a field trip on June 10. The Hall Memorial library visited the grade levels and presented their summer reading program to the

students.

From the Office of the Sanbornton Central School Principal TO: Tammy Davis, Superintendent RE: School Board Report FROM: Bonnie Jean Kuras, SCS Principal DATE: June 10, 2016

Curriculum, Instruction, Professional Development and Assessment:

Our end of the year data collection at each grade level was completed during the end of May and beginning of

June. STAR testing was completed at each grade level, as well as AIMSweb benchmarking. Fountas and Pinnell

assessments were given to grades K2, and those students being progress monitored at upper grades. Thank

you to the assessment team Linda Parsons, Sarah Kossick, Linda ChapinGuitar, Britini Shields, Donna

Beauregard and Cathy VanBennekum for assisting teachers in getting the job done. This included the

kindergarten screening process held on June 7 and 8th. Our new Kindergarten teacher, Christine Lavoie

assisted in the screening process. The results of the Kscreening and class placement will be mailed home the

first week in July.

Each grade level team involved in the Smarterbalanced testing met with me to review the grade level and class

level results. Teachers then met with the district data coaches, Donna Beauregard and Cathy VanBennekum

to strategize next steps in increasing student performance. Incoming principal, Kathleen Pope will meet with

me to review the data and the next step planning during our last transition meeting together on June 22. At

that time, I will be reviewing building procedures and district practices and strategic plan with her; prior to

the official building handoff on July 1.

This information was also used in conjunction with the end of the year data collected to inform teachers’ goals

meetings, being held the last 3 weeks of school.

Teachers met to review student data and to determine class placement for the 20162017 SY. Class placement

information will go home with students the last day of school on the report card.

Student Activities and Thanks The grade 5 spring concert was presented to family and friends. Thank you to the students, Mary Ruth Scott

and Ellen Hayes for the lovely songs dedicated to those staff members leaving the school at the end of the

year. In addition, the grade 5 band collaborated with SS band for an evening of music at Southwick School.

This was the largest combined band to date, with a quantity of students interested in continuing their

musical pursuits upon entering the middle school.

Our Girls on the Run team completed their run in Concord, NH with the support of their coaches, P. Young,

D. Anderson, B. DuguayVirgin and A. Davis. Thanks to all who supported their efforts.

Thank you to our PBIS universal team for presenting the STAR student award luncheon to every student who earned it, for their dedication and efforts in maintaining the 3B’s of Being Respectful, Being Responsible and Being Safe at SCS!

Thank you to Mrs. K. Dougherty for the best field day ever! Each year the events get more fun, require more collaboration and represent the skills taught throughout the school year. The students and staff also thank the SCS food service team and Jonathan Dupuis for a delicious BBQ lunch!

Grade 1 students will present their end of year pirate play and yearlong presentation on June 15th. Grade 5 celebration will take place on June 16th in the afternoon for friends and family. Thank you to the PTO for supplying the ice cream for the end of the year ice cream social on the last day of

school Monthly discipline report attached.

Winnisquam Regional School District, SAU 59

Finance Committee Minutes Middle School Conference Room

May 16,2016 5:30 pm

Minutes

Members Present: Sean Goodwin, Jasen Stock, Wayne Crowley, Nina Gardner, Tammy Davis, Cheryl Somma, Rob Berry Also Present: Julie Lonergan, Maria Pearson, Pam Miller, Kevin Sousa, Tom Laliberte

1. Review of the Minutes of Monday, April 18, 2016 – approved as presented 2. Budget Line Item Adjustments -

The Committee recommends approval of the BLAS listed totaling $425,339.42

3. Out-of-District Placements – FY 2016 current out-of-district students are 10

students at an estimated cost of $271,703 or $100,297 under budget. 4. Expenditure Manifest –

The Finance Committee recommends approval of the previously reviewed and approved expenditures:

o 1210 04/14/16 $ 219,313.66 o 1220 04/20/16 $ 244,751.53

5. Financial Reports – The Committee reviewed the FY 2015/16 general fund

estimated fund balance report, revenue report and expenditure report. The estimated fund balance for 6/30/2016 at this time is $784,412. The Committee also reviewed a food service fund revenue and expense report.

6. Items for Consideration – The Committee reviewed and discussed a list of items for

consideration for expending from the current year budget.

The Finance Committee recommends the following: Substitute Scheduling Sofware $4,000 – This item was previously

discussed by the Committee. The software will save significant time for Elementary Administrators and School Secretaries, reduce duplicate data entry duties, and assist with ACA compliance.

Student Information System $10,995 – The SIS Selection Committee recommended replacing the current MMS system with Tyler Technologies solution with a 2016-17 implementation date. The Committee determined there is a significant need for a more robust, comprehensive system to meet the needs of WRSD. Tyler

Technologies agreed to waive the 2017 operational charge of $10,889 if implemented in the 2016-17 school year.

Employee Interviews - $21,000 - Expand CSSR current Administrator interviews regarding retention, motivation, and job satisfaction to additional employees - $21,000

Support for new Athletic Director - $5,000 – Dr. Davis requested that Mr. McNutt, PE Instructor at the Middle School and Athletic Coach, receive a stipend to assist the new Athletic Director to ensure smooth operations in the coming year.

Install asphalt roof at USS - $12,000 – Replacing the remainder of the USS roof has been on the CIP schedule. This project was delayed due to committee work. Mr. Berry is concerned that one section of the roof needs repair to ensure that it is water tight through the 2016-17 winter season.

Mentoring for SCS Principal - $5,000 – Dr. Davis requested funds for mentoring for Kathleen Pope by the Educational Design Group, Dick Ayers. This is Ms. Pope’s first experience in the Principal’s position. Mr. Ayers has provided this service for new Principals at WRSD who find his assistance very beneficial.

Projection System for the HS Cafetorium - $22,126 – The cafetorium does not have a mounted projection system and the space is used frequently by the District and outside groups for meetings and presentations. This system is wireless, professional grade and will connect to any device.

Install dugouts on the MS Deer St. field - $8,000 – This is a safety issue for players and a Title IX compliance issue. This field is the only field that is used for baseball/softball that does not have dugouts to protect players during games.

Replace asphalt on MS outdoor recess area - $9,500 – This is a safety issue identified by the Tilton Health Officer and will impact future school approvals. The existing surface is cracked and heaved creating may trip hazards.

Replace HS bleacher seats - $27,000 – The bleachers were installed during the most recent addition/renovation in 2002 with plastic seats. The plastic is degrading and breaking creating sharp edges which are a hazard. The plastic seats also break frequently when balls strike them during PE and athletic practice. The seats require frequent replacement and safety management. This proposal would replace the existing plastic seats with wood which will extend the useful life of the bleachers another 15 years and minimize annual maintenance.

Sound mixer for HS sound booth - $8,523 – The current sound system is outdated technology and services limited mics on stage. The drama club could not use the current system for their plays this year and relied on a system donated for use for their performance.

7. Phone/Wiring award proposals – Kevin Sousa presented the results of the requests for proposals for telephone system and wiring. There were five respondents to each RFP. This project was approved by voters at the March 2016 meeting to be funded by the Capital Reserve for Building Improvements account.

The Finance Committee recommends awarding the telephone system installation to TSE for $65,050 and wiring for the project to Arcomm for $54,171.

8. 2016-17 Meal Price – This item was deferred to the June meeting due to time

constraints.

9. Southwick Handwashing Sinks – Rob Berry presented costs to install handwashing sinks at Southwick School. This project was approved by voters at the March 2015 meeting to be funded by the Capital Reserve for Building Improvements account.

The Finance Committee recommends proceeding with the project as presented at an anticipated cost of $11,048.

10. Information Items:

o Utilities – electricity, diesel and unleaded usage were reviewed. o Budget savings vs unplanned expenditures of $164,741 was included in

the agenda. o Legal Summary – currently $43,922 remains in the budget

11. Adjournment

Proudly serving the communities of Northfield, Sanbornton and Tilton.

Winnisquam Regional High School is committed to promoting a sense of PRIDE: Productive Citizenship ~ Respect for Self and Community ~ Individual Growth and Achievement

Determination to Succeed ~ Excellence in Education

PROMOTING P.R.I.D.E.

WINNISQUAM REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

435 West Main Street

Tilton, New Hampshire 03276

603-286-4531 MR. THOMAS W. LALIBERTE PRINCIPAL MR. ANDREW BRAUCH MRS. SHANNON M. KRUGER

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

MRS. WENDY HUGGARD SCHOOL COUNSELOR

MS. STACEY GAGNON SCHOOL COUNSELOR

To: Tammy Davis

From: Tom Laliberte Re: ELO’s for 2015-2016

Date: June 20, 2016

This year students have completed internships at the following businesses:

Hair Stylist- Caleb’s Barber Shop

Physical Therapy- Granite State Physical Therapy

Teaching Internship- WRHS

STEM Integration Internship- WRHS and Boy Scouts

Early Childhood Education- The Ark

Early Childhood Education- The Whole Child Center

Municipal Government/Land Use- Town of Tilton

Automotive- Eurasian Autoworks

Horse Training/Care- Victory Gallop

Floral Design/Small Business Management- The Blossom Shop

Math Tutoring/Teaching- WRHS

A few students are planning to continue their internships into the summer:

Restaurant Management- Fratello’s

Veterinarian- Franklin Animal Hospital

Public Relations- High School PR Team (will continue into next school year)

Students completing internships are required to fill out a timesheet, weekly reflections and complete a reflective

project of their experience. In addition to completing these components students must demonstrate how they met competency for their ELO. All sites and internships are approved by the New Hampshire Department of Labor as well as high school administration.

Approximately 45 job shadows were completed this year. Job shadows are not credit bearing, but allow for

students to experience a day working in various professions. Some students completed job shadows related to law and law enforcement as part of their Street Law Class. Other students completing job shadows went to Food Coach, Gregorvious Graphic Design Studio, Misiaszek Turpin Architect, Tilton Senior Center, and the Franklin

Fire Department. All students completing job shadows meet for a reflection of their learning in order to better help them prepare for the future. Business meetings have taken place at Highland Mountain Bike Park, Franklin Army Core of Engineers, Eurasian Auto, and LaPlante Builders to set up potential intern partnerships for next year. We have also been

working with 200X2020 Lakes Region Internships for training on using their database to place student interns.

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