Croydon School District

Meeting Minutes

School Board Regular Meeting

Time:
December 17, 2024
at 6:00 pm
Location:
Little Red

Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to Order at 6:00pm by Kevin Morris, Board Chair  
  2. Roll Call – Kevin Morris, Aaron McKeon, Amanda Leslie  
  3. Public Forum #1  
  4. Changes or Additions to the Agenda  
    1. Add discussion of third grade parent survey  
    2. Add discussion of church lot line  
  5. Approval of Minutes  
    1. Amanda motioned to approve the minutes from November 19, Aaron  seconded, passed 3-0  
    2. Sue to post draft meeting minutes publicly moving forward (there was an  issue with permissions on the website and it was only visible to her)
  6. Old Business  
    1. Special Education  
      1. Listened to presentation from Tara regarding the current state of  special education in the district.  
      2. Tara recommends adding a 1 full-time equivalent person that can  handle case management, out of district service management, specialized education (perhaps ~40% of the role)
    2. Proposed Facilities Options
      1. The facilities models have been updated with new bond schedules
  7. New Business
    1. New Croydon Village School Report Cards  
      1. Sue presented the new report card format for CVS  
    2. Budget for 25/26 School Year 
      1. Beth presented the first draft of the budget
  8. Information  
    1. Third Grade Survey – all 3 families want to keep them here (5 were sent out  but only 3 came back)  
    2. Lot Line Adjustment – Amanda attended the November 24 Church Council  meeting to open dialogue about lot line adjustments; would like to formalize  the septic agreement if we’re also formalizing lot lines; they would like the  district to cover any legal, survey costs, etc. 
    3. Valley News – A reporter was asking about CVS and our potential plans for  future facilities improvements, as well as about charitable donations; we  expect to see an article within the next week or so  
  9. Upcoming Events  
    1. Polar Express – Thursday, December 19, 5:30pm (snow date: 12/20)
    2. Class Holiday Parties – Friday, December 20  
    3. Winter Program Begins – Thursday, January 9  
  10. Public Forum #2  
    1. Kent – He was able to collect data needed for grant applications (Boston  Foundation and Duke Foundation) he’d like to do; there is a slim chance of  approval but he would like to submit a letter of interest  
    2. Amanda made a motion to appoint Hope Damon to the Subcommittee for  Grants should she wish to join; Aaron seconded; passed 3-0  
  11. Non-Public  
    1. None  
  12. Next Meeting Date  
    1. Next meeting will be January 21, 2025  
  13. Adjournment  
    1. Adjourned at 8:34pm