Croydon School District

Meeting Minutes

School Board Regular Meeting

Time:
October 15, 2024
at 6:00 pm
Location:
Little Red

Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to Order at 6:01 pm by Kevin Morris, Board Chair 
  2. Roll Call – Kevin Morris, Aaron McKeon, Amanda Leslie 
  3. Public Forum #1 
    1. Jason Rook – Completed the fire inspection of CVS and would like the fire  alarms to be connected into dispatch – $600 each building to install and $438  each building to monitor 
    2. Amanda motioned to authorize to approve funds for tying Little Red and Big  White into dispatch; Aaron seconded; passed 3-0. 
    3. Hope Damon – Announced her reelection effort 
  4. Changes or Additions to the Agenda 
    1. Move discussion of church property lines to earlier to accommodate Jason Rook’s schedule 
  5. Church Property
    1. The church is aware of the question surrounding the location of the septic  tank 
    2. Jason Rook, Trustee, will talk to the Church about possibility of adjusting lot  lines to accommodate school capital projects; Amanda to attend the  meeting 
  6. Approval of Minutes 
    1. Aaron motioned to approve minutes from September 17 and October 8;  Amanda seconded; passed 3-0 
  7. Old Business 
    1. Sue would like to add 1 professional development day (November 1) to the  school calendar and extend the school year by 1 day accordingly. The cost  would be approximately $2k if all staff attend. 
    2. Aaron motioned to approve spending up to $2k on one professional  development day and extending the school calendar by 1 day accordingly;  Amanda seconded; passed 3-0. 
    3. Sue indicated the Due Diligence Review (DDR) related to special education  has been closed as per the DOE. 
    4. Aaron made a motion to approve the contract with Mount Royal; Amanda  seconded; passed 3-0. 
  8. New Business
    1. DOE sent a letter indicating the district did not meet a 60-day benchmark  last year on special ed referrals (NH DOE Indicator 11); Sue to follow up next  month 
    2. Staff received Primax training 
    3. CVS conducted bus evacuation drills and training with the children
  9. Upcoming Events 
    1. October 31 – Halloween parade, probably at 1pm; Sue to call State Police  and/or County Sherrif for traffic control 
    2. November 22 – Thanksgiving feast the week before Thanksgiving c. December 19 (To be Confirmed) – Polar Express holiday celebration
  10. Public Forum #2 
    1. There will not be school on Veterans’ Day 
    2. Sue will start getting School Board meetings onto the Town Website (in  addition to the school website) 
    3. Sue expects to have something to the Board by January regarding a new  school website 
  11. Non-Public 
    1. None 
  12. Next Meeting Date 
    1. Next meeting will be November 19 
  13. Adjournment 
    1. Adjourned at 7:15pm