Subject: February 2, 2010
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RUTLAND TOWN BOARD
OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS MEETING

Regular
Meeting

Tuesday, February
2, 2010

OPEN:  Chairman
Stacy Chapman opened the meeting at 6:37 pm with the Pledge of
Allegiance.

PRESENT:  In
attendance were: Board members Marc Brierre, Stacy Chapman, Lyn Gallipo, Jim
Levins and Jim Wright.  Also in attendance were Superintendant Wendy
Savery, Principal Pati Beaumont, Business Mgr Cheryl Scarzello along with staff
members Glendon Ingalls and Marcia Barron and resident.

CONSENT AGENDA:

Director’s
Orders:  All
Directors’ Orders were signed as presented.

Minutes:  The
minutes of January 19th were adopted as corrected, and the minutes of
January 21st and 25th were adopted as
written.

Committee
Reports:
None

PUBLIC QUESTIONS
& COMMENTS:
Principal Paolo Zancanaro spoke of Mount St Joseph Academy’s enrollment
drive.  The average tuition cost is $5,000.  The board spoke on the
Open House held at RTS for students and parents on the area high
schools.

TEACHERS/STAFF
COMMENTS:  Glendon
Ingalls and Marcia Barron spoke on:

·
Grades K-4 are
celebrating the 100th Day of school with a Food Drive.  This is in
conjunction with the Vermont Lion’s Club project.  Non-perishable foods can
be brought in to school until February 5th.

·
Mrs.
Barbagallo’s 3rd grade Language Arts class is having a Hot Chocolate
sale.  The proceeds will go to making care packages for a student’s Father
and his troop serving in Afghanistan.

·
Mrs. Fleming’s
Social Studies class have raised $278.05 for World Vision for Haiti.

·
Mrs. Pezetti and
Mrs. Fleming’s classes have raised over $178.00 for Pure Water for the
World.

·
RTS’s M, T, and F
Jazz Ensemble (40 Students) played at the 1st Winter Jazz Concert in
the Rutland High School Theater on January 28th.

·
Nine students
from the Jazz Ensemble and six chorus students will be in attendance at the
Green Mountain District Music Festival.

·
The PTO Family
Fun Night was well attended and a great night!

·
Vernon Elementary
Tornados will perform a Jump Rope for Heart demonstration Feb 3rd.

RTS students
raised over $6,000 last year with their Jump-a-thon and Hoops for
Heart.

·
The PTO will hold
a New England Barn Dance and Family Night Celebration on March
12th.

·
All State Music
Festival will be held on May 6 & 7 at Rutland High School.  They are
looking for housing for 400 students.  Anyone interested is asked to
contact Jen Hart

Rutland
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PRINCIPAL’S
REPORT:  Pati
announced that two RTS students (Brenna 7th gr, Rachael
8th gr) have been selected to have their Landscape Paintings to China
displayed through GRASP.

·
Thank you for
service to the students and school went to Tammy Edwards for her years of
dedicated service in the Kitchen and Bart Reczek for his 25+ years of custodial
service!

·
Circle
- Carol Bamm,
publisher of the Circle, has announced they are under budget for the 2009 school
year.  The annual budget was $2,000 (split by RTS and Select Board).

Carol is to be congratulated for her hard work on the Circle!  Thanks also
go out to Marie

Hyjek for keeping the mailing list up to date (no small task)!

·
Contract - Jim
Levins made a motion to accept the amended Long Term Substitute contract for
Jessica Furman.  Jim Wright seconded the motion and it was passed
unanimously.

SUPERINTENDENT'S
REPORT:  Wendy and
Cheryl reviewed the proposed Informational Flier to be sent to residents on the
2010-2011 budget.  The Flyer should be completed by Friday February 12 and
in the mail by the 16th.  The Comparative Data for cost
effectiveness will be included as required by the State of
Vermont.

*  2010
Actual Budget Update - Cheryl presented the update to board members to
review.

CHAIRMAN’S
REPORT:

·
Bus Route
- The request from
a resident to change the bus route has been denied.  The decision was made
by the School, along with Town representatives.

MEETINGS:
Tuesday - February 16th -
Regular Meeting at 6:30 pm in Library.

Monday - March 1st - Town Meeting at 7:00 pm

ADJOURNMENT:   The
meeting was adjourned at 7:31 pm with a motion by Jim Wright, seconded by Jim
Levins.

Respectfully
submitted,

Lynette
Gallipo