Croydon School District

Meeting Minutes

School Board Regular Meeting

Time:
June 4, 2024
at 6:00 pm
Location:
Little Red

Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to Order at 6:04pm by Kevin Morris, Board Chair 
  2. Roll Call – Kevin Morris, Aaron McKeon, Amanda Leslie 
  3. Public Forum #1 
    1. Hope Daemon – Requested agenda item in a future meeting to present bills  at statehouse 
    2. Jim Peschke – Spoke against plan to build addition onto Little Red
  4. Changes or Additions to the Agenda 
    1. A non-public will be added to the beginning of the meeting 
  5. Non-Public 
    1. Kevin moved to enter non-public under RSA 91-A:3-II(b)(c), Amanda  seconded, passed 3-0 
    2. Exited non-public at 6:55pm 
    3. Kevin motioned to seal the minutes indefinitely, Amanda seconded, passed  3-0 
  6. Review of Minutes 
    1. Kevin moved to approve the minutes from May 7, 2024, Amanda seconded,  passed 2-0 (Aaron abstained) 
  7. Election of Board Secretary 
    1. Amanda moved to appoint Aaron as the Secretary, Kevin seconded, passed  3-0 
  8. Reports 
    1. Listened to Superintendent’s report 
    2. Listened to Business Administrator’s report 
    3. Listened to Principal’s report 
  9. Strategic Planning Committee 
    1. Aaron moved to change the September special meeting to a regular SPC  forum and decide on the facilities choices at the District meeting in March,  Kevin seconded, passed 3-0 
    2. Discussed a possible joint meeting between the School Board and Select  Board (possibly doing it during the retreat meeting) 
    3. Discussed a recent proposal to build a separate school in the 13 acres  behind the school instead of an expanded Little Red 
  10. Unscheduled Business
    1. Discussed school board and staff social meetup 
  11. Public Forum #2 
    1. Ed Spiker – Issued complaint about Newport and lack of information flowing  to him and Croydon; his son was dismissed unexpectedly from Newport and  does not know where he can go; Croydon can provide bus to Claremont 
    2. Chris Prost – Stated concern over new options being presented on facilities c. Amanda Leslie – Shared childhood picture of her daughter while in CVS (she  is now graduating high school) 
  12. Next Meeting Date 
    1. August 13, 2024 – Board retreat 
    2. August 20, 2024 – regular meeting 
  13. Non-Public (if required) 
    1. Kevin moved to enter non-public under RSA 91-A:3-II(b)(c), Amanda  seconded, passed 3-0 
    2. Kevin motioned to seal the non-public meeting minutes indefinitely, Amanda  seconded, passed 3-0 
  14. Action Following Non-Public 
    1. Amanda moved to modify Sue’s contract as discussed and empower Kevin  Morris to execute on the board’s behalf, Aaron seconded, passed 3-0 O. Adjournment 
  15. Adjourned at 9:15pm