001which provides nor tolerate discrimination against students or employees on the basis. Moving on to superintendent's proposals and updates. And first we've got the ratification of the 2025 28 administrative feedback. >> I'm recommending approval of the uh 25 through 28 administrator negotiated contract. >> We can get a motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I vote. >> Thank you. And next we've got local delegate to the MSBA annual delegate assembler. And do we have any volunteers? So this is something that um happens annually and I guess everyone is familiar with that. Um the delegate assembly this year is scheduled uh virtually for October 18th at 9:30. Um and VA will hold a Penquist regional meeting on September 8th. That's also via Zoom. Um and the delegate assembly is responsible for the proposed constitution and bylaw
002changes um and the uh consideration the considered resolutions of the association. So it is an important um representation um for one of us to take on. Um, I'm happy to volunteer. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Uh, Chair Luciano, >> I'll second that. All in favor? >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. Great. And next we are moving to the approval of the amendment. Uh, thank you. approval. Motion to approve the uh superintendent contract with changes as discussed. Can I get a motion? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Y >> and moving on to uh information items. Up first we have the uh update on the campaign of belonging. >> Director Ray Bennett is going to share uh the presentation that together to summarize uh the campaign of belonging that we are embarking on in
003a more uh formal way this year. >> Thank you everyone. So this was something that we did a soft launch of last spring. is odd to hear myself and and echo. >> But to let you know, so moving forward with our belonging campaign, we wanted to make sure there was something that everyone could participate in. And so with with that, we have launched the hashtag we are Bangor and that will actually be associated with all of our posts in regards to our belonging campaign. It allows us to track engagement. It allows us to have a slogan. We also have merchandise. If you go on the school's website and you buy a polo or a t-shirt, you can actually get that printed with we are Bangor and the RAM logo. So, there's ways that you can
004express your belonging as well. Um, with this, you'll notice there are some things that um have continued, but what we want to do is make sure that the communication plan is is set up so that there's more access to communication across our school department. So our objective for this is to foster a sense of belonging within the Bangor school department for students, parents, staff, and community members. It's really to make sure that everyone feels like they belong in Bangor. Some things that are familiar, student testimonials, staff spotlights, but something that's new to this is our community partner section. Um with the superintendent's um blessing, I have reached out to multiple community partners to be part of this endeavor. and that those community partners. So there is no sound to these videos. Just want to make
005sure that you guys are aware. They're just there for background. Um with community partners, we have reached out to people that we are already partnering with or organizations who are partnering with and asked them to be official partners of the belonging campaign. So what does that ask entail for them is different based on what organization we're talking to. So for example, you'll see here the Bangor band. We actually host the Bangor band on Tuesdays during the summer when it rains outside. Uh we also host them during the school year. But what does Bangor band have to do with the Bangor school department? It offers an additional place for our students who are musicians to actually audition and be a part of a community organization. It also provides a service to the community within our schools
006and it strengthens that community bond that we have. We've also reached out to others which I will talk about a little bit further on in the presentation. Those community partners have actually agreed to do videos as well talking about what it means to them to be part of the Bangor School department and we're looking forward to showcasing those as we move through our our campaign. Other things you will see are student experiences um being more present in classroom spaces and club spaces to show what students are doing outside of those testimonials. um showing more school performances and also last year we did something called fun Fridays and instead of saving things for Fridays we're now going to have joyful journeys. Um things happen all the time in the Bangalore school department. So it's really focusing
007on those as they happen and not saving them for the end of the week. So it's being more present in that time. Also, our schools are really good at doing multiple things and I was >> hesitant as to what I would actually post on Friday because I would have six videos lined up and so it was which do I showcase? Um, how will people know that that's what was going on this week or they've already seen it because we also share things in our personal lives. So, being more on top of those. I actually wanted to share a video about the social engagement piece that we have. And let's see if I can do this. So, this is our robotics team. They've actually been working this summer and they have a little video they wanted
008to share. [Music] That's [Music] the call. So, starting next week, you will see these videos starting to pop up. At the same time, we'll go back to our presentation. We went to the very end of where we go. we'll get there. Uh we've done some other things with our our website and our outreach to people trying to engage them over the summer, but also we'll continue to engage them throughout the school year. So, photo contests, encouraging people with kindness and caring campaigns, that national day of paying it forward, which is actually in February, but doing monthly special or promotions about that. In our pursuit of community partners, we also have people who have donated things to us to assist with that. So we have local businesses who have given us certain things. So for example,
009the Bangor Symphony Orchestra has given us 12 sets of two tickets to give to people who participate in our videos to say thank you for being a part of the campaign. Um there's also the Bangor Y has given us monthly memberships for our members who do things. We have others who have said they're going to donate gift certificates to the cause as well. So, the community response has been wonderful and we're looking really forward to making sure that we can continue this. Um, the other piece we wanted to put in as well is inspirational quotes. There's a lot of quotes that talk about belonging and the importance of belonging. Um, this quote that I have here says, "In the end, we all want to do the same thing to belong." And it's Howard Schultz, the
010CEO of Starbucks. when he was rebranding Starbucks, he had left and he came back. He really wanted people to see the store and his restaurant as a place where people could do more than just drink coffee. He knew that his coffee was expensive. He knew that it was a lot of competition, especially in Seattle where he was based. And how do you get people to come in? You make people feel like they belong, like they're at home. You have couches, you have the ambiance. Um, I've been to that original Starbucks store. It's awesome. I stayed for a couple hours. Uh, so that's what we want to have that feeling with Bangor as well. Once we do these inspirational quotes, the pictures will actually be posted in the schools as well. So students will see themselves
011reflected in those um, pieces that we're promoting. As you have all received, there are newsletters that our faculty our principles and work with faculty and staff to put out. Um there are welcome videos as well. So each principal is currently recording videos to welcome people back to their schools. Those will start on next Tuesday, which is the second day of the second. Um all elementary schools will have theirs posted on Tuesday, the four five schools will be Wednesday, the middle schools Thursday, and the high school on Friday. Um, the reason for that tapered release is so that people know when those videos will come out, but also they can look forward to finding theirs based on where their their child is based. Um, in that I have a video of Principal Sweat actually. Um, hers
012is very similar to the video which you saw. I won't play because of potential sound issues, but in that video she welcomes students back. She welcomes families back. She lets them know of their open house date, the first day of school, and she lets them know that if they're they don't need to bring school supplies, but if they need help with a backpack or a lunch bag, that they have those available. So, it's a little bit of a message um preparing people to come back to school. We're also starting a podcast and so Superintendent Robinson and chairperson Luchiano will be the hosts of our podcast. Um, we've called it Beyond the Bell because there's so much more that happens in a school and school. Um, so we're looking for a monthly podcast that will be
01310 to 20 minutes long with experts from the Bangor School Department and the community to actually talk about different things. Our first topic is actually the campaign of belonging and we're hoping to have Dr. Fen, our school psychologist, talk about the importance of belonging in school and the feelings of why it's important to belong. Um, so I have a list of questions that we've prepared for her and as soon as she comes in on day one, we're going to talk to her about that. Um, so if she's listening, >> be prepared. Uh, I will also be a guest on that talking about the different the campaign itself. Um, but then other topics. So topics such as federal funding that's come up. There's all these topics that are really important and we wanted to give parents
014and families and community members a different way to access the information that was in the Bangor school department. Um, being 10 to 20 minutes, it's something you can listen to when you drive your kids to school. You can listen to it while you're on lunch break. You can listen to it while you're making dinner. There's it's an easily digestible amount of time. Whereas a p a podcast that's longer, you may take it in stride of, you know, start, stop. Um, and as we're all really busy with families, we wanted to make sure it was very easy to access and timely. As we've done in the past, we also wanted to make sure that our extracurriculars are really well advertised, but also using those to attract people from outside communities back into Bangor. So making sure
015that our music and theater programs are robust and able to be used to showcase what we're doing within the Bangor School department, our art exhibits and the partnerships that we have with the Bangor public the Bangor public library. I'm not sure what's happening to my presentation as well as athletics and encouraging people to come in. Um taking a piece of the playbook from the James F. Dowy school uh inviting people to be at the the ticket selling booth community partners showing that there's community support for all parts of what's going on in Bangor. Um so really having more community involvement not just in a video or as you know a letterhead but also physically showing up and being engaged in those those aspects. And then these are the community partnerships that we talked about earlier.
016So really engaging with our PTO and our booster clubs, uh hosting community forums, talking about important topics that we have and making sure those are available not just in person but also in online formats so that people can watch them later on. As we know it's we're busy people and so making sure that there's a recording of something that someone might want to see um and having that be available to them. the community part so far, Bangor Symphony Orchestra, Parks and Recreation, the Bangor Y, and CNL Aviation Group. There's others that we've reached out to and they've all been really excited about moving forward. We also have a new partnership with Smart Social, which is a su a student safety company. uh they provide videos and webinars for families talking about internet safety and we've
017partnered with them for the upcoming year to give more information to our families about how to get around Tik Tok challenges and what students may encounter online, how to talk about video game addiction with your child. There's also the opportunity which we have mentoring partnerships where they have actually offered internships to our students to create videos and be a part of that learning process. uh so that when you watch a video, you might find someone from the class that you're in and actually know that person. >> With mentoring, we look at ex we're hoping to expand our partnerships. We are continuing the partnership with UMain and Husten at the high school and middle school levels, but we're always open to expanding those partnerships as well in more people. So with all of these things, we're
018hoping that the campaign of belonging will encourage people to work with us, to partner with us, but also to instill that sense of belonging in our schools. Are there any questions, member? >> Um, thank you. Um, uh, first I want to say this sounds great. This sounds phenomenal. Thank you for the work that you put into this. I'm really excited about um the 2025 2026 school year um with more of this um we are Bangor um belonging um campaign. Um that being said, I also want to make sure that it works and you um mentioned a little bit about um tracking engagement. Um will it be tracking engagement as far as like the podcast and um you know clicks on the screen or seeing how much you know people are actually engaging with it? Um,
019and how will this be advertised? And I know that you mentioned all the different ways, but um, are they all going to be cross-ancelling or not cross-ancelling, but uh, >> crossed. >> Cross posted. Exactly. Exactly. >> So, absolutely using um, all the different social media platforms that we have, making sure that they're available in all the different places. So, the first podcast, let's actually talk about that first. Uh, the first podcast is going to be recorded soon. I I don't have my calendar on me right now, but the first podcast is actually introducing the podcast and so it's making it a you know so we can have a splash so that people can expect when the first real full podcast will be available making sure that people are aware of that on social media that
020they can click a link. Um we actually our schools partner with Soundtrack which is part of the Spotify um conglomerate of podcasting pieces. So it posts automatically to Spotify. We'll have that link available um so that people can actually just click on it easily and be able to to subscribe. Also recording it and posting in other locations. So on our website we've also updated our calendar on our website. So if you go to the Bangor school department, you'll see that there are events from all the schools on the Bangor School department website. So there's one place to go to get all the information, but we want to make sure that it's put in multiple places. So our, you know, putting out our school calendar on our social media accounts, making sure that there's posts scheduled
021all the time to really engage our community. And >> I would say also adding some of these links to the school newsletters as well in the U in a parent re Okay. Also, sorry. So, um will engagement be tracked? Will you know how? >> So, yes. So, we are keeping track of the videos and how much that reach is. Um I've also met with Principal Cork about something that she used in her previous district about how to to track and assess and you know evaluate what your reach is. And so, we're going to be talking a little bit more about that as well. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. And we're thank you. Thank you so much for this um presentation. I really appreciate seeing this work and I thank you very much for for focusing
022on these efforts. This is so important. Um comparable to member O'Kee's question in terms of metrics very important, but how people feel um is going to be very critical to whether or not we belong is something that can be uh measured. Um, and so I'm wondering what the plan is for that. >> So part of the community forums aspect that I talked about was actually having community u focus groups and talking about what the needs are for different schools. Okay. >> Um there's been some documentation recently with the main department of education. They actually talked about an initiative that I do believe was in the South Portland school. Was it South Portland Middle School? Um so there's some other work being done in the state and so I've reached out and I actually asked how
023they did things and what they did. uh they were very impressed. They've been in this a full year and they've seen engagement go up immensely. So I've reached out and asked some questions about what they did, what are some things that they did that were really positive and were really accessible, >> what would they not suggest doing. So learning from them as well. >> And and one thing I would add in terms of measurement is we have the um PBIS uh fidelity inventory and the parent survey that goes out. I don't know if all of you have seen that yet. We've done kind of a staggered implementation of that, but we are looking to solidify that and that's going to also provide data and it gives a sense there are questions on there that um
024I'm looking to principal vicers because I know she knows it really well. There are questions that connect to a sense of belonging and feeling safe at school and things of that sort and feeling like there's a trusted adult that they can come to. Those are all parts of that survey. So we are going to be taking a close look at that as well as we embark this year. >> No, thank you very much and I fully agree that's important. I think a big part of the the work and and know maybe a recommendation would be um the the marketing mind behind that PBIS survey. I think a lot of parents are like I you know I don't care about RAM awards so I'm not going to take the PBIS survey. not really recognizing >> that
025it is actually a full scope of engagement for teachers, the community, for parents and students. It's not just about behavior in the classroom. And so I think that's going to be a big piece too because I do think those are the right questions to ask. I just feel like they're couched in maybe a little bit of a mystery. >> And so I think that this is a great place to talk about maybe a podcast episode >> um to talk about that mythbuster. >> Yes. Exactly. Yes. Um and then uh just one quick question in terms of the community partnerships, obviously you're soliciting great partners, but if there are folks uh that run organizations, work with different organizations that would really be able to either help support this work or maybe want to be involved in
026this work, how would they go about being a we are Bangor community partner? >> I would recommend that anyone who's interested to reach out to so my email is rfinnybangchools.net. Um or you can call the superintendent's office and they will direct phone calls to me as well. Um that's the easiest way to get in touch with me. >> Great. Thank you very much. You're welcome to any other questions or comments. >> Thank you very much. You're welcome. Thank you Jeff. >> Next up we have a superintendent update. >> Uh so the following items are um updates on the school department. In terms of the schools, uh, our construction projects, as you noticed, I'm sure on the way in, are in full swing and we are very hopeful and, uh, confident confident that everything will be
027done and ready for the start of the school year. Um, we are looking closely. Um, the two middle schools have had the most in-depth construction with the HVAC work being done. So, uh, we'll make a determination. There might be some, uh, modifications to those open houses. Um but that determination is going to be made by the end of this week so that folks have enough time to make those changes. >> Uh I'll highlight again um even up until 3:30 today I was interviewing and um bringing on board uh highquality really passionate dedicated individuals that I'm really excited to um see join our school department. Um a few things that director Finny mentioned I'll just highlight the the um partnership with Smart Social. uh this platform is um is really significant. Hopefully, you've had a chance.
028If not, I would recommend taking a look at their their website and all of their resources. Um with this partnership, we'll have our own specific dashboard and we can highlight those events and um engage with our parent community. Um so, that will be really helpful, I think, and parents will really appreciate the the plethora of resources that they offer. Um, I'm in the process of developing a goal and u timeline document uh that's going to kind of um give us some overarching I'd say initiatives that we are embarking on this year and those include the campaign of belonging that we just learned of and um heard more about uh talking more about the central office registration process. So we were able to centralize registration with kind of a first step this summer and the plan
029is to meet later in September with the team that was involved with that and refi revise and refine that to make it even better. Um strategic or the online pilot program um we have enrollment sounds like we are at our cap of 20 students. Um and again this was a this is a pilot program referral basis. um it isn't an open program at this point because we really want to make sure that we work out any kinks and make it um a viable sustainable program before opening up and making it too large. Um I'm in discussions um with the uh district team and with the administrative team in terms of our strategic planning process on uh forming a core team that's going to work closely with myself and the facilitators and there'll be further information
030on that. Um, we've been reviewing our human resources, um, taking a close look at, um, modifications that we can make to our application process, updating our job descriptions to include, um, equitable, um, requirements that really make sense in today's world. And, um, one note on that, um, today I witnessed the evidence of the effectiveness of shifting that application process. So instead of the lengthy application for all different departments, um we've streamlined that. So Director Finny has been able to make that work straight through the website. So that application is more relevant to the positions that are being applied for and food services hired three people to today. So um and that was and that was a direct result that was the messaging like the application was more reasonable for the position that's being applied for.
031So it's definitely making a difference. So that's exciting. Um and we'll talk more about the formation of the 501c3 and that timeline. Uh talk about a facilities timeline, what are we doing um in terms of our 10 buildings um and go in more in depth. Um and then our increased media presence again as Finny mentioned um in terms of the shift of um the increased communication and focus on our campaign um we we have shifted I've shifted um director Finn's role to focus solely on community relations and we have a district-wide safety coordinator that is reflected um with uh everyone's approval and later policy first readings of our policy updates um but that will really support these initiatives to be able to be effective and um provide the best quality um presentation of our campaign
032and consistent implementation. U so I feel that that will be a helpful um shift moving forward. Yesterday and today we had our summer retreats administrative academy day one and district team retreat. Uh both days went really well. love it was a lot of hard work and planning as well as a lot of laughs and connecting which uh is what I like to combine. Play hard, work hard. I think that's the best way to go. So, that was great. Um we're all packed up and ready to go. My desk is completely empty with sticky notes that say Marie all over the chairs and the tables. So, we are ready to go back to um city hall this Friday. So, our next meeting will be there. And of course, um the title funds have been released. So
033that's good news and we are continuing with our end of year reporting as required by the state. Any questions? >> Yes, members. >> Thanks. Thanks for the report. Just wanted to ask about the online pathway pilot uh the called ramp. >> Yes. >> Ramp online. Can you could you tell me a little bit more about this program? And I'm most interested in knowing who who exactly will be teaching the core courses or will core courses being be being taught to the 14 students in English, sciences, social studies and and if so, who who is actually teaching those courses? >> Sure. So, um this online pathway is designed for students who can work independently. We've partnered with a company called Edenum that offers the coursework and then we have our graduation coach Angela Donovina who is
034going to be working and meeting with uh all of the students on a weekly or as needed basis to support them through the coursework. So it's more of an independent study which is why um but again high quality Edenum is a is a very wellvetted um company that provides high quality coursework that is used in many different areas. >> Okay. >> So it's not ideal uh but the idea is not your best choice in terms of instruction. We always want kids >> face to face and with uh human interaction, which is why um this is really a step. Um it's designed to capture students who may not be as engaged and um try to bridge that gap and hopefully work towards bringing them back into the building. >> Okay. And I wanted to ask that
035too. So they'll be engaging in this learning from their home. They won't be engaged in the learning online physically here or physically within the high school >> from their homes. >> Thanks. >> Sure. >> In three. >> Um I had a question what the predicted numbers and maybe you won't know until this pilot process is done for the 2026 2027 school year. >> I think that's something that we're all interested in identifying and I think it will become more clear as the year progresses and we see Um it really is that iterative process where you know we have what we think is going to be a viable option. Um but it's really going to depend on how it goes. We're certainly going to have um feedback through you know Dr. Dr. Butler um you know
036our teacher Miss Domina and of course the students and families you know how is it working for them and do they see this as a a viable pathway? Um it I see it myself as kind of a a scaffolding or like a structured support for those students who may go on to take online college courses. Um asynchronous college courses are pretty um common these days. They don't have as much engagement. They don't necessarily meet face to or via Zoom on a regular basis like we're doing. So we're we're kind of scaffolding that in terms of the you know um synchronous support through Zoom on a regular basis to make sure students are on track and they have that person to bounce ideas off of discuss and and then if they need further support that will
037be arranged as well. So um starting with that knowing that um potential if if college is a pathway for them that um they would be you know well suited for that next step as well. Thank you. Any other member? >> I just want to say that I just appreciate this from an accessibility standpoint and so many students that actually entering the building is a barrier um for so many reasons. Um so just being able to ensure that we don't lose those students to a year of working through the expectation that you have to be in a certain place at a certain time to continue your learning but give them the tools and resources to get them to a place where whatever that journey is going to look like they have the support and I appreciate
038um that you know uh Angela Domino will be the one going in to provide that you know or meeting with them wherever they're able to meet to provide that. I think that she's obviously a very gifted human in terms of making those connections. So, I appreciate that question that opened up a little bit more information about it. Thank you. >> Absolutely. >> I want to ask one more follow. Um, is the, and I understand we're in a pilot phase here, but is the intention going forward to offer this to a a very specific set of students, or is the intention to expand this offering to to a larger population of students within Bangor School department. At >> at this point, the discussions that we've had with the team involved have really centered around making sure
039that we continue to be responsive to the needs of our community. Um, we really have to pay attention to that. Um, you know, there are a lot of options out there for schooling these days. Um, we talked a little bit about enrollment. I continue to see, um, you know, people do choose homeschooling. Um, those emails come into me. So, we're really trying to make sure that we have a pathway. You know, we have a lot of great opportunities for the students at the high school through themies that are there. um perhaps this turns into a pathway that is you know a possibility for students. It's not going to be for all students. Uh but I know that uh when I was at my previous role during uh COVID there were a and it's again it's
040a small percentage. This is not something that is going to work for everyone just like any other cap. may not be 100% for everyone, but um there were a handful of students that excelled and really thrived in this um in the online environment and then they continued to do that beyond co. So I think for that small population that accessibility piece um I think it's going to be I think it's just going to open up uh Bangor to be again increase sense of belonging because if you're struggling to get into the building that might not be the only reason not not 100% but if that's a barrier we're we're helping to remove barriers to support your education um to be responsive. I mean if it everyone hates it and it's not working then we're certainly
041not going to expand it. Go ahead. I was just going to um Tim asked almost the question that I was going to ask of um is there criteria once it's the launch is complete for because it's unlikely but what if there was a capacity and it was just really great like larger than expected would there is there like a um a criteria to limit or give it to the most um students that I shouldn't say need it the most but would benefit the most from the program or is it there is no limit since it's online, it doesn't really matter. Or just trying to get an idea of how the the process would work in the future. And it might not even come up. There might not be that many students that are interested in
042it um after this pilot project, but it might be a great success. And right, >> these are all these are all the discussions that we've already started. Um and again, we're going to meet regularly during the school year to um you know, better uh determine what the needs are moving forward. So if it seems to be really going well and we start to get calls like how do I get into this program and and these you know are are valid reasons that are really going to benefit the student and family then I think that through discussions with the administrative team uh Dr. Butler um and you know, Miss Domina and the guidance department who are the ones most heavily involved. I think we'll come up with a viable plan to again be responsive to the
043students and make sure that all of their needs are met and and that they don't have to go somewhere else because Bangor doesn't have it. >> That's what we're trying to, you know, support. >> Thank you. Any other questions? >> I have another question. um not about uh the pathway but um about the general report. Um uh where are we or what's the next phase in the associate planning process? I might have zoned out when when you um >> that's okay. >> So right now I had a meeting on Monday with um Jennifer Chase the one who came and presented the um staff survey information when we had our retreat. Um, so the next phase will be um in September, early October, we'll have a recruitment team. So I'm going to be reaching out over
044the next um 3 to four weeks to gather a volunteer team, including a couple of committee members all the way down to students to form that team that's going to be most heavily involved in kind of the planning, the uh promoting, and the followup of that strategic plan. Um so once that team is done there'll be an onboarding process that takes place for that and then um the listening sessions will occur as uh they are coordinated at each of the schools to include uh community staff um families and students. And then we're anticipating that sometime in the spring um probably April or May there'll be a kind of a summary of here's what we have at this point um and then kind of take it from there in terms of next steps. What I really
045like about this process and the way that it's designed um through this group is that they're not taking the information and creating a strategic plan for us. They're listening to the to the everyone that's involved. They're compiling what was heard and then they're handing it back to us to really personalize it and say, "Yes, this makes sense. How are we going to make this an actionable plan?" And we had a a rich discussion earlier today at the district team level and really, you know, solidifying that that it's it's going to be our plan. This is not, you know, something that's going to be handed to us. We're actually going to work through those that framework that's that's provided to us to really make it something meaningful. Great. Thank you. Any other questions? All right. Thank
046you everyone. It's very informative. Uh moving on to report of reassignments. I'm reporting the following reassignments for the 2526 school year. Christy Mccclure from title one teacher at 0.57 at 0.57 Abraham Lincoln school and point43 at Bangor Christian school to title one teacher 8 Abraham Lincoln school and 2 Bangor Christian school Megan Shaw from literacy coach at 22 14th Street School 22 Fruit Street 22 Abe Lincoln 22 Mary Snow and2 Bangor Regional Program to literacy coach at 6 Fruit Street and point4 Abraham Lincoln School. Katrina Rutherford from literacy coach at Down East School to literacy coach at 0.9 Down East school and 0.1 Bangor Regional Program. Shelley Morren from literacy coach at Fairmont School to literacy coach at 0.5 Fairmont School and.5 McN School. Rachel Rowland from title one teacher at Fairmount School to Title
047One teacher at 6 Fairmont and point4 Vine Street School. Shaina Curtis from literacy coach at Vine Street School to literacy coach at 6 Vine Street School and 414th Street School. And Angela Lundy from resource room teacher at 0.9 Mary Snow School and 0.1 William S. Cohen School to a resource room teacher at Mary Snow School. >> Thank you. And next up, we have a report of resignations. >> I have the following recommendations for the 2025 2026 school year. Obie Roger, assistant golf coach, Bangor High School. >> Thank you. And next up, we have business action items. First action item is approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of July 26, 2025. >> I'm recommending approval of the draft minutes of the July 16th, 2025 regular school committee meeting. >> Second. >> All in favor.
048Thank you. >> Thank you. Next, we have uh approval of the August bids and quotations reports. Can I get a motion? >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? 5. >> Thank you. Next, we have uh new teacher nominations. >> I'm recommending the following teacher nominations for the 2025 to 26 school year with a one-year probationary contract. Lynn Rush, special education teacher, special education ELA teacher, Bankro High School. Walter Stanley, grade four teacher, one-year position at Fairmale School. Michelle Dunning, school nurse, Fruit Abe and 14th Street. Maynard Walton, history, Bangor High School. Heidi Fairbrother, special education teacher. Mary Snow School. >> Thank you. And can I get a motion? >> So move. >> All in favor? >> Five out. >> And next we have uh second uh extra duty assignments. I'm recommending the following
049extra duty assignments. Eric Steedman, 7 math team, assistant coach, Bangor High School. Ryan Nickerson 0.1 math team assistant coach Bangor High School. Jonathan Dearing.1 math team assistant coach Bangor High School. Patty Craig 0.1 math team assistant coach Bangor High School. >> And can I get a motion? >> So second. >> All in favor? >> Five off. >> And next we've got uh second reading of revised policies. >> And I'm recommending approval of the second reading of the revised policy. Revised policy JLCD administering medications to students in school. >> Can I get a motion? >> So move. >> Second. All in favor? >> Five out. >> Thank you. Next we have our introductory items and we have the approval of the first reading of revised policies. >> I'm recommending approval of the first reading of the
050revised policies. Revised policy GDB7, support staff compensation guide, and revised policy GDB9, supplemental compensation guide. >> And can I get a motion? >> Second. All in favor? >> I can't. And next up, we have committee uh updates. Do we have any representatives reports? No. Okay. Um questions or comments from the committee? >> Oh, go ahead. Go. >> Member Shandre. >> So, I just wanted to give a shout out. Um, we're a Fairmont family in my household and this summer the 21st century program summer camps have been an absolute delight. Um, the learning that happened and the play and the fun. I don't think my child has ever been this tanned and like just loving life going to like learn stuff and then go to the pool every day. Um, the staff has been phenomenal. The
051transportation has been exceptional on time. Just a really great way um for us to get through the summer and it's really been enjoyable for him. So, thank you to everybody who makes that possible and it's really been a great summer. >> Thank you, member Serette. >> Just one more comment on the online pathway. I promise. >> Um, I I like the way that that it was explained and and member Brian's comments about students with barriers and this being a pathway for those students. That makes a lot of sense to me, right? So, for instance, maybe a student who has a a general anxiety disorder diagnosis makes that makes perfect sense. >> I I'd become a little concerned, and I understand we're in the pilot. I'd be concerned if this if we went beyond this sort
052of narrow application of this pathway to a to a broader application of this type of pathway that was open really to to any student that was interested in it. I speaking now I mean I'd certainly be open to other perspectives and the conversation discussion but just that gives me a little bit of concern. Sure. >> Thank you. Thank you. Any other questions or comments? Next up we have information items. Uh important dates. August 15th, 2025, superintendent and business offices are moving back to city hall. Wednesday, August 27th, 2025, beginning of the year ceremony, 7:45 a.m. at Peaks Auditorium, Vanguore High School. Tuesday, September 2nd is the first day of school. Wednesday, September 10th, 2025, regular meeting, 7 p.m. in council chambers. And Wednesday, September 24th, regular uh 2025, regular meeting, 7 p.m. in council chambers.
053At this time, move to adjourn. So move second. >> All in favor? Five. that water, right?