001Good evening everyone and welcome to the SACO school board meeting for Wednesday, April 8th, 2026 at 7 p.m. would like to make note of all members of the school board present with the exception of school board member Richards and we have Superintendent Ray with us this evening. Would you please join me for the pledge of allegiance? Thank you everyone. Moving on to item number three. That is the approval of the school board meeting minutes dated March 25th, 2026. Is there a motion? >> Madame Mayor, >> school board member Truman. >> I move we approve the school board meeting minutes dated March 25th, 2026. Actually, I'm take that back. I wasn't here, so I'm going to abstain from. >> Is there a motion? School board member Johnson? >> I do move that we approve the school
002board meeting minutes dated March 25th, 2026. >> Thank you. Motion has been made by schoolboard member Johnston. Is there a second? >> Second by school board member KDR. Okay. Uh, roll call vote. School board member Waroff. >> Madame Mayor. >> Yes. >> Before we go on, I just want to note that there is one tiny >> Oh, okay. Thank you. >> correction. um which is in the the um reading of first reading of the uh policies uh DJ is written and I do believe I said the correct way uh the correct title. So the word building purchase requirements under DJ is actually bidding slashpurchasing requirements uh which is DJ. I just wanted to make sure that that's correct. >> The title change. Okay, great. Thank you very much. >> Okay. Would like to make note
003that school board member Richards has arrived. Thank you very much. >> Okay. Any other comments or questions on the minutes? Okay. Roll call vote. Schoolboard member Waroff. >> Yes. >> School board member Prebble, >> yes. >> School board member Richards, >> abstain. >> School board member Roach, >> abstain. School board member KD, >> yes. >> School board member Truman, >> abstain. >> School board member Johnston, >> yes. >> Motion passes 4 Z with three abstensions. Okay, moving on to item number four. There are no adjustments to the agenda this evening. Item number five, there are no correspondence. Item number six is public session. If there are any members of the public wishing to speak, please step forward, state your name and address for the record, and you will have three minutes to address the school
004board. >> Good evening, guys. Um, my name is Katie Thibo. I live at 17 Ferry Lane. Um, I'm a resident of SACO. I have two children in the SACO school system. They're in second and fourth grade. So, I'm here in response to the last meeting's public comment by the teachers union regarding some days. I'm here to speak in support of continuing the someday program as it currently exists. For many students, this is not just a 30inut activity. It's something they think about, plan for, look forward to all year. My own children talk about their someday constantly. Sorry, something in my throat. It gives them excitement, motivation, and a sense that matters. What makes this program so meaningful is its individuality. Each child gets a chance to sometimes the only chance of all year to choose
005sometime something for themselves that matters especially for kids that can't always do that. There is learning happening here. Students are practicing decision- making planning within boundaries and sticking with a choice. They're learning patience at as they wait their turn. They're learning empathy and how to celebrate others when it's not their day. They are real lasting skills. Shifting this to a single classwide activity removes the very thing that makes it impactful. It becomes just another group event. So, I'm hoping that we can consider keeping some days as it is. Thank you very much. Any other members of the public wishing to speak? Not seeing anyone seeking recognition. Moving on to item seven, that is the superintendence report. Superintendent Ray. >> All right. Good evening everybody. Uh couple of things. Uh first of all, you may have
006seen uh in a newsletter online um trying to get feedback from community members to help select the official Bobcat image uh for our schools as we start to plan about all those images that will be in the new school. Um, that was something we realized is that we probably should have an official Bobcat. Um, and so that's uh really exciting. And I think Meg, we have close to like 500 responses already. Um, which huh >> 453 as of right now. Um, seems like there's a clear winner uh or a clear leader for the Bobcat, but the paw's a little up in the air right now of which one that would be. So that one uh will come down to things. Um SACO students recently took part in the Special Olympics main York County swim meet
007at UNE uh showcasing their skills, determination, sportsmanship across a variety of spinning swimming events. Uh they had the opportunity to compete in individual races and team relay uh building con uh building confidence uh and celebrating their personal achievements. So, great job to our Special Olympians who did that. Um, I want to put a shout out to uh Chris Hayden at the middle school in the drone club. um SMS drone uh pilot program instructor uh Chris Hagen. He went over to young school uh for a kiddo who had uh curiosity about flying a plane and he was able to uh lead an experience with his VR goggles um and allow the entire class to explore flight from a pilot's perspective. Uh experiences like this spark engagement, deepen understanding, and show students that learning can extend beyond
008the classroom. Uh so I want to thank Chris for going over uh to that. Um Fairfield School second grade classroom once again participated in the readme agricultural program continuing a longstanding tra tradition of connecting literacy and real world learning. Um, so a lot of really good things going on in our classrooms. Want to remind everybody that starting next week will be April vacation week. Um, so remind that piece. Hopefully our weather comes along with that. Uh, looking out the window yesterday seeing snow was not delightful. Um, we need some warm weather. Um and then we'll get into some building updates uh and budget stuff later on the agenda. >> Great. Thank you very much. Any questions or comments for the superintendent? >> Superintendent uh school board member Truman then Roach. >> Uh I just wanted
009to add to that I literally just came from the middle school band performance which was phenomenal and the chorus. I couldn't stay for seventh and eighth grade because I had to come here. But everybody else did a fantastic job. So, >> uh, yeah, I'll just use this section. Um, I missed the last meeting in the and the, um, presentation, uh, that was tried for during public comment on Sundays. Um, over earlier this year, I did I did ask if we could get some data together and then have possibly agenda item to end the year. I'm not requesting or saying anything should change on the budget, but um or I don't agree that public comment should be used in that manner. Um um I I did want that to be discussed um in in a sort
010of a public well this forum here. Um, is there a chance to get that on the agenda before not during unless the board wants to do something with the budget, but um, is there a chance to get that on the agenda before in May sometime well before the end of the school year? >> We we also asked for some data followup before anything scheduled, right? >> We have yet to hear anything. So, >> okay. >> All right. Thank you. >> Great. Thank you. Anyone else? Okay, moving on to item eight. That's the chair's report. Chair Truman, >> I have nothing to report. >> Thank you very much. Uh item number nine, there are no staff reports. Item 10, the board subcommittee minutes. The policy and personnel committee meeting met this afternoon at 5:30 p.m. The
011finance and infrastructure committee, their next meeting is April 29th at 4:30 p.m. And the curriculum committee's next meeting is 49 at 4:30 p.m. Also, item 11, there is no old business. Item 12, under new business, there are no new hires. Item B is resignations. Is there a motion? Madame Mayor, >> school board member Truman, >> I move we accept the resignation of Ariana, young school teacher, and the retirement of Margaret Gregoire, young school teacher, effective at the end of the 2526 school year. >> Thank you very much. Motion has been made by school board member Truman. Is there a second? Second by school board member Johnston. Any discussion or comment on the item? Okay, roll call vote. School board member Waroff, >> yes. >> Schoolboard member Prebble, >> yes. >> School board member Richards, >>
012yes. >> School board member Roach, >> yes. >> Schoolboard member KD, >> yes. >> School board member Truman, >> yes. >> And school board member Johnston, >> yes. >> Motion passes 70. >> Can I stop you for a minute? Is the curriculum committee meeting tomorrow? >> It's the 13th. It's next Monday, so that's an error. >> Okay. Correction on the curriculum committee under item 10. The next meeting is 4:13. At 4:30. Yeah. All right. Thank you very much. Okay. Moving on to item C. That is a building update. Superintendent Ray. Okay. So, um just to kind of update you where we are 17% complete. Still no building up, but you're 17% complete. um foundation is being poured um currently and uh if you drive by there they're the they are huge piles of fill and
013sand uh that are out there, but it's pretty exciting that you're pretty close to a fifth of the way done. Um, on our end of things, we're really spending a lot of time on the interiors of the building, selecting different things around flooring and color combinations. Um, really trying to spend a lot of time on not just making sure that the products that we have look good on day one, but they're products that will last for a long time. um and kind of you know help hold our schools together. We're also talking about um you know some of the patterns. How do we bring in the environment of SACO into the building? Um that was kind of when we were thinking about themes people were really kind of passionate of making sure that the n
014uh the natural landscape of SACO is represented in the buildings. Um and so those are some decisions that we are working on right now. Meg, anything else that is super exciting? >> Um, no bat study. >> No bath study. And um we also have a third grade classroom that will be outfitted over spring break with a variety of different furniture options so that we can have the rest of the school year to have kids sitting on the seats and in the desks and with the different shaped tables. It won't look as cohesive as what our classrooms will ultimately look like because the intent is to try out a bunch of different stuff. But we're um really grateful to Kate Carrier on the third grade team. She's attended a lot of extra meetings to make sure
015that her classroom spaces set up for that transformation over spring break. And then we'll have kids actually in some of the furniture that we'll be looking at for the new building. >> So, we're happy to take any questions you might have about the new building that we can try to answer. Um by I would say midsummer when you drive by you're going to see um a whole lot of structure starting to take take shape. >> Thank you. Any school board member Truman? >> Uh question on the furniture. Is that stuff that the vendor like gives us and says try it out or is that something we have to like purchase a few pieces here and there and try out different things? >> They're loners. Loners. Okay. I was like, I knew there was a word
016for it. >> We have them for like the end of April break through the end of the school year. Okay. >> We had talked about doing two different classrooms, but they would only do a month. And so I said, well, why don't we do two months in one classroom because I wouldn't want to be the teacher or the student that's shuffling a classroom twice before the end of this school year. >> Correct. I I agree with that statement. also. And is it several different types of furniture that they're trying out? So, kids will be able to scoot through and say, "Oh, I like the purple chair better." >> Yeah, it'll be a lot of different stuff. And to be clear, we don't have a vendor selected. Like all of that will have to go through
017the bid process. So, it's like a very high level overview of like is a a rectangular desk working or are these different shaped desks that fit into like fives and fours and threes better? Is this shape of table better? Is this is a wiggle seat better or casters on the chairs? Like some of those bigger decisions. >> I say no to casters on the chairs. >> I think I think the middle school teachers would agree with you after some of those that we placed. >> Does Okay. So, I know the vendor part has to go through the bidding process. So, do you just have a particular vendor that's loaning them or how does that work? >> Yeah. So, we have we have one vendor that's offered to do that sample classroom with materials and then
018we have another vendor that's bringing in some like library waiting area things. Almost all of those are like a loaner like they bring it in, they deliver it. our facility staff. Thank you, Don. Takes takes all the stuff that we actually need to hang on to because we're not just getting it forever and stores that neatly away and then they come in and get the other stuff ready. >> Okay, cool. >> Thank you. Anyone else? >> I just just to follow up on that. I think we're beginning to realize the amount of furniture that is going to be put into 200,000 square feet of schools all from brand new is a little bit of a project itself. >> Yeah. >> Um it's I guess you just don't think of you don't experience it until you
019experience it. uh from every cabinet to every hook on the wall to every desk, chair, board, bulletin board, whiteboard, all of those things. Um and thinking that you're making the right decision. Um that needs to last probably about 15 to 20 years. Um that's a pretty big decision. So thankful for for the companies that are allowing us to have it for six to eight weeks because it's really tough to make a decision like walking around in a week and being like, "Okay, is this what you're, you know, think about just your home that you buy stuff and you say, "Oh, that's not as comfortable as I thought it was in the store." And now you're talking, you know, hundreds of thousands pieces of furniture. When you really all the little things. >> All right. Anyone
020else? >> Hey, thank you. Moving on to item D. That is a budget update. Superintendent Ring. >> Okay. So, I was able to text you last uh I think Friday evening when we received um our health insurance rate of 5.7% increase. Uh Zach currently is working on those switches and any other minor things that have come up uh over that time so that when we come back to the next meeting um we'll be able to have a final approved budget from the school committee end. Um I think as a town we seem to be in a somewhat good place. Um haven't gotten a ton of feedback on that piece. Um this is a maintenance budget for us. So this is just holding the line on things. Um certainly like anybody out there right now, we
021do have a little bit of concerns of pricing because obviously petroleum prices influence almost everything. um you know it will influence the price of pens uh and influence the price of crayons and paper and those things. So um that may be a little bit of a challenge for us on those if prices continue to go up. Um but I think overall we feel like we're in a pretty decent place. What I'd like to do at the next finance committee meeting, which will be before the next meeting, is start begin starting to review the funds that we have for capital improvements, sitting with Dawn, uh and you folks to kind of prioritize what would be the kind of next step for us um in, you know, the work that we will do around the district and
022particularly at SMS. um and how those funds would be spent and listening to Dawn and everybody about what he thinks would be best bang for our buck. >> Thank you. Any questions or comments? School board member KD. >> Um I guess this might be more of a school construction update that I should have asked before. Um but these increasing costs are they built into the bid that we accepted or how does that work if their costs suddenly rise ex exponentially? >> So certain things obviously um take furniture for example we have an aotment for furniture um and that's our aotment for furniture. So part of it will be through the bid process. Um, you may have to think of other ways, you know, if if one item's $120 and another item's $100 and you, you
023know, just like anything else, you may have to figure out what fits. Um, one of the things I think is a little bit unique for us in this scenario is that we are working on the rebate for the geothermal which will come directly back to us as a school department and city. It's not it's outside the product. It's a it's a tax rebate to us. While I I think we all hope that that can solve other needs, I also think that as that comes our directions of things alter or switch is also kind of a safety net to say, you know, do you want to buy the desk that's $100 that only lasts 10 years or do you want to spend the extra $20 now and the experience says you're going to get 15 or
024I know that's just an example, but I do think that we have that opportunity with that rebate to make sure that if prices rise that we don't necessarily have to say, well, we're not going to do quite this much over here and then five years later redo it at an even higher cost. So, I think that's part of the process. >> And as far as the actual physical construction materials, are they is their cost kind they haven't purchased it yet. So the bid that we accepted from them, what if their prices? >> So most of those contracts do have price overr on Zenum. Um that would come out of a contingency account. Um when I believe it was Auburn High School was was uh under the construction process because certain prices went so high postco.
025they actually went back to the state and they worked on some things together on how to to go about finishing that project without saying we're not going to pave that parking lot or or something like that. >> Thank you. Thank you. Anyone else? School board member Roach. >> Uh a couple subjects. uh one on the IT department increase um which is uh has a good amount for the SMS it >> um it might be the first goaround in the last couple years of actually trying to capitalize um uh uh this type of equipment. Um coming up in our policy approvals is our actual capital um what to what amounts we would capitalize. So if the city is looking from the schools to help with the tax rate um I think this is it's not a
026it's not an accounting scheme or anything. It is it is an opportunity to when you capitalize something instead of expense something um it does not go to the expenses to tax the citizens. It's but it would be owned. It's in the city's books as an asset. Um, could there be discussions or an approach to put that in that bucket versus uh be a tax increase on the on the expenses for for the IT department. >> Anything is possible. I guess uh I think that is a would need to be a lot of conversation between city council and the the board here. Um and I you know my preference would be looking at a revenue in for a one-time piece whether wherever that's coming from from based on just I want to say recordkeeping and long-term
027planning purposes versus something that's over here. Eventually that happens three or four years boards change over people forget how that all happened. Whereas this would unless it was purchased directly by the city, it needs to be in our 11 lines. So would be cleaner if you had a say a matching revenue for that expense and you called it a one-time whatever um situation. >> So then going to the capital policy when would we implement that capital policy? I just think we would implement it number one based on need which SMS does have that need. we can agree on that. And two, if there's, you know, you know, tax rate pressures coming from the citizenry, the city council, you know, etc., and this is a way to um still get something for the schools, but not
028uh you know, as long as our as long as the city's funds are are adequate, the cash reserves and everything. I don't know, Kevin. I want to look into that a little bit more before I can give you a solid answer of when or how. Um, another subject. Um, let's call this up here. Okay. Um going back to the uh just the overall budget by schools whether it be fully burdened with with IT special education the biggest increase for all the schools is Thornton Academy. Yep. >> Okay. By certainly by gross dollars but also by percent. Um, Fairfield, I'm sorry. SMS is second, which you'd want that close to the high school. Um, is SMS have um they have student increases. It's about the same. We have as our fifth grade class is a little
029bit larger this year. Correct. Or was it last year that we had the large fifth grade? last year was the large fifth grade class. Um, we're not seeing any significant population increase or >> I just I just I'm just talking very very generalities. Young school actually has a decrease because of of of less students. Um, Fairfield uh Burns is uh has a very small increase and and their student rates were were flat. Um, Thorne Academy, their numbers are budgeted to be flat as well, right? >> Uh, I actually decreased that by 15 students. >> So, decreased yet for fiscal year 26 for school year 2627, Thornton Academy is getting the largest budget increase in the SACO school budget. Correct. >> Indisputable. So they are even with less students budgeted they are more than covered for
030next year. Correct. >> They have the largest increase of about eight something% I think. I'm just pulling up that document. So no matter what happens with contract negotiations, Thornton Academy is more than covered in this budget because in that increase, correct me if I'm wrong, we are putting in not 7% 10% IVF and not battling with the state on that. >> Correct. Okay. They are getting maximum tuition for kids that are even that are going to Bford Coot Vocational. Correct. >> Correct. >> Whereas state law says we don't have to do that as a SACO taxpayer. Correct. >> Correct. Now, we were told, correct me if I'm wrong, that we were told at a joint city council schoolboard meeting from one city councelor that we are we need to get to a contract and somehow
031implying that we are not being upfront enough to say we want to get a contract done and offering these things. The Thorn Academy We presented a contract proposal two weeks ago. Have you heard back from Fort Academy? >> I have not. >> You have not. Okay. So, it does take two two parties to actually get things resolved. And we just heard Thorn Academy is more than covered for next year. I don't speak for the negotiation committee. I don't speak for this school board, but I am on the negotiation committee. So, I really don't want to hear that our side is not upfront and trying our best to negotiate. We didn't turn down a mediator. Thor Academy did. And you know why? This is going to be my opinion. You know why? Because a mediator is
032going to get things to the middle here. And Thorn Academy is not going to get what they want to get. Are we partners or are we not partners? Suck school public schools have been around since 1800. 1800. Thoron came along later. Thornton Academy would not be Thornton Academy without the SACO citizens and the SACO students coming through our public schools. So, we're going to make this a partnership. Not going to force anything. Those are friends of mine at Thorne Academy and friendlies. I don't know if they'll be friends after this little speech, but I'm sick of the misinformation in this community. And if someone wants to speak forthrown academy, there are plenty empty seats to come and come to this school board. My phone number is public. These phone numbers are public. Emails are public.
033We'd love to hear it. Okay? But it's been two years of this and my opinion, we don't need a contract. We don't need a contract. We're partners. We just go go year by year, get set a budget, and we just move on. That's my speech. Thank you. >> Thank you. Anyone else? School board member Warnoff. >> Uh, sorry, my microphone doesn't work. Uh, I just want to second that. Anyone else? Any questions or comments? School board member Johnston. >> I think I would just like to also agree that the information that um school board member Roach has just shared is important information to get out. Um so thank you for that. >> Thank you very much. Anyone else? Okay, moving on to item E that is a strategic plan update. got that one. >> Yep.
034>> I just wanted to provide the board with a brief update on the work that the curriculum committee acting as a subcommittee for the strategic plan has done. The minutes that are in there reflect some of the revisions that that team is going through at the curriculum committee level. And we were very grateful for over a hundred responses providing feedback on the specific language of the draft strate strategic feedback. And um we're now in the process of trying to kind of simplify and distill the language that we had because the feedback that we got was that the overall intent of the draft language was good, but that it would be helpful to have it in really clear, concise language. And so that's what the team is working on now. And we look forward to bringing
035that draft forward in the next couple of months. >> Great. Thank you very much. Any questions or comments for Mick? set. Thank you. >> You're doing a pres. >> I'm I'm next for ELA adoption. >> Oh, you're okay. That's what All right. Moving on to item F under we have an ELA recommendation and maybe you have a statement or presentation before the vote. >> Yep. So at the last um board meeting I presented the background on this. I'm happy to kind of dive in if folks want the full background. It is all in the backup. The kind of long story short is that we're about a year and a half almost two years into a curriculum review process for our K5 curriculum. And through that process, we have reviewed dozens of resources, including visiting other
036school districts to see some of those in action. We've had teachers pilot resources this year as I shared with the board about this time last year and we are now ready to make a recommendation to the full board to adopt the core knowledge language arts CKLA program for our first through fifth graders in its entirety and then our kindergarten curriculum looking at core knowledge language arts skills which is that foundational phonics component. with K for me, which is the extension of the resource that our preK uses at PreK for me. And that's a free open-source statecreated curriculum that's focused on reading and writing, but does not include that foundational skills like how to read. It's more focused on content, learning how to write, learning about reading through listening and discussion, etc. And I'm happy to
037answer any other questions. I will also um just share we talked a little bit last time about the funding sources for that. It is a significant um investment in these resources. However, the first year investment is the highest of that versus the recurring year-over-year costs which um decrease quite a bit. And it is pretty comparable with the costs that we pay for our math resources that include consumable student resources every year as well as like year-over-year resources that can last for multiple years. >> Thank you. Any questions or comments for Mike? I just want to add that as we discussed in curriculum that um we could do a shorter contract but really sorry but selling it to staff to really buy into the program I think makes more sense to do a longer term one
038and I trust the pilot classroom teachers who have you know tested this out over the past couple years um that it's a really great program and the reporting back uh for the growth on these programs is is pretty significant too. So um everybody's comfortable. I'm happy to make the motion. >> Anyone else? >> School board member Roach. >> So before we make a motion or anything, is this going back to the budget? Where would this go in the budget? >> So it's already allocated in there. It doesn't mean until we have this vote, it doesn't need to go towards this specific resource, but the funds to cover this are split across a couple of different things. One, they're in that FY27 proposed budget within the individual elementary schools. And if you search the budget for
039Amplify, that's kind of the parent company of CKLA, that's where you'll be able to see the different places where it falls. Um, additionally, we're able to use some of our title funds for the professional development component. Um, the MClass Dibbles is an assessment component. So, you'll see that in an assessment line. And then, um, we will have an opportunity to take a look at materials that we have not spent money on as we approach the end of this budget year so that we can get the teachers guides into teachers hands before the end of this year. So it's kind of split in three different big buckets. One in the FY27 local, one in title funding through for Fairfield and CK Burns or title two for um professional development. And then the third bucket in kind
040of looking at an endofyear FY26, where are areas that we haven't fully expended on resources, consumables, teacher resources, and then utilizing that, what's left there to get those pieces before the end of the school year. On the actual program itself, you mentioned that the teachers that did sign up for this did the program uh really did did like it and support it. Is that going to transfer to everybody? Is do you think that good word of mouth will get to the rest of the the staff that that there's going to be sign on? >> Yeah, we held um grade level team meetings. I think it was two weeks ago on early release Wednesdays for our pilot teachers to really share their experiences. I think overall staff are pretty excited about having this resource and have
041been advocating for a change for a while. I think there's always fear when you're making a big change because you know it's a significant expenditure and you know that you're in going to invest a lot of time and energy as a teacher to learn the best way to use those resources with kids. Um but I think overall the feelings are positive. Our committee had a lot of conversations around the fact that if there were one thing that worked for every single teacher and every single student, then the whole entire country would be using the same resources and we wouldn't be having this conversation. So, I'm sure that we're going to continue to come across tweaks that we need to make, bumps in the road that we might need some more professional learning with, but overall
042I think folks are really excited. And last question, um the grades four through five had the um uh I don't know what the word is, the weakest or the and also the smallest increase between the two programs. Would there be a different either spending or approach for the four four to five grades or um is it a one-year maybe hiccup? There's nothing to point to with this yet. >> Well, I mean, they'll the publishers will actually tell you anytime you're piloting a program, they they don't expect to see any change in growth in the first year when you're still learning it. So, the fact that we see anything is pretty significant. And I will also say that we used NWA scores and we used the RIT score to calculate those changes. And it's a little
043bit deceiving in that way because it the way that those scores work, students are expected to make more points of growth in younger grades. Like when you're learning how to read, your >> curve is steeper. So it's it's not necessarily that fourth and fifth grade didn't grow as much on average, though that's true. It's just like that's also part of what's expected is that that curve kind of >> diminishing return after third grade. >> Exactly. >> Yeah. We back in the day you guys would tell us that the third grade level was like the the level and then things would flatten off for the for you know certain improvements or whatever. Yeah. >> Okay. And oftentimes it's also harder to measure some of the gains that we're looking for like analytical thinking and developing a
044thesis and writing and that sort of thing. Standardized testing is not going to capture that the same way as it will that you can either read the word cat or you can't. Right? So it's a little it becomes more complex to measure the growth that we're actually trying to achieve. >> Well the country reads at a third grade level. So, so >> can't expect too much more, right? >> Sad but true. >> Thank you. Anyone else? >> Okay. Not uh school board member Truman. I'm happy to make the motion. Great. Uh, I move we adopt CKLA skills and K for me for kindergarten and CKA skills and knowledge for grades 1 through five for a six-year contract starting in the 2627 school year. >> Motion has been made by school board member Truman. Is there
045a second? >> Second by school board member Waroff. >> Yes. Oh, Ker, I'm sorry. Sorry, I'm trying to see if it's on. >> Any additional questions or comments? >> All right, roll call vote. Schoolboard member Waroff, >> yes. >> Schoolboard member Prebble, >> yes. >> School board member Richards, >> yes. >> School board member Roach, >> yes. >> School board member KD, >> yes. >> School board member Truman, >> yes. >> School board member Johnston, >> yes. >> Motion passes 70. >> Okay, moving on to item G. That is the second readings uh reading of policies. Is there a motion? School board member Johnston? >> Thank you. I move we approve the second reading of these policies. CBI, evaluation of the superintendent, DC, Use of credit cards. DI fiscal accounting and reporting. DIDA fixed assets.
046DJ bidding purchasing requirements DJA purchasing authority and DJH purchasing and contracting pro procurement sorry staff code of contact. Thank you. A motion has been made by school board member Johnston. Is there a second? >> Second. Second by school board member Truman. Question or comments on the policies? School board member Roach. uh only because I brought it up earlier in the budget, but the uh the fixed asset uh policy. So, not to make this accounting 101, but um it defines what a capital asset is, has useful life, it lasts period to period. Uh capitalization methods, that's how you depreciate things. Then, uh capitalization thresholds. So, um when it comes to it equipment, the threshold is only $3,000. So, I am not suggesting that you tickytack every $35 $5,000 purchase and try to move it to capital.
047I'm talking about combining a whole project, which would get it well over even up to like a $150,000 level for buildings and improvements. So that's the type of level that I'm talking about that that could make a difference if there's a debate between city council and school board about about tack the mill rate and ways to do it. Th this is a way a legitimate way. Um what makes it complicated for the city of Saco is that the city owns the buildings the city so it ends up being like a receivable between the two the two entities. So, okay, that's the enough of the boring talk. I just wanted to just point that out and then and then that's just an avenue to do it because we have the policy right there. >> Thank you.
048>> Great. Thank you. Anyone else? >> Roll call vote. School board member Waroff? >> Yes. >> School board member Prebble? >> Yes. >> School board member Richards? >> Yes. >> School board member Roach? >> Yes. >> School board member KD? >> Yes. >> School board member Truman? >> Yes. >> School board member Johnston? >> Yes. >> Motion passes 70. All right, thank you everyone. Moving on to item 13 under other information. Is there anything any school board members wish to share? >> Schoolboard member Roach. >> Uh yes. Um this is actually an invitation. Um I serve as um president of uh Save Our Shores Sako Bay. And if everyone in this room knows that we have a huge um project happening on the shoreline. Uh the Army Corps of Engineers is uh putting uh parallel
049jetty off the shoreline uh going through next summer uh at at the latest and then uh hopefully a sand replenishment right after. Um at the meeting, the city had a meeting this morning and uh with the Army Corps and the um and the contractor, their company's name is Mohawk and they asked in the city meeting whether uh the the SACO community had a STEM program um for students to um come out in maybe sort of an outdoor class environment. And so the invitation is as soon as uh May when they're out here and be before the school year ends. Um but they'll also be here in the fall too so we don't have to rush anything or it can be multiple classes or meetups. So um so I put it out to um Saco Middle
050School um and also Thornton Academy. Um, in fact, um, with our shoreline activities down there in the past, um, there's I can't remember his name, but, uh, there's a there's a great great teacher at Thornton, a science teacher who, um, brought actually my son's class out there, uh, for for a for a morning uh, on there. So, so anyway, that that type of environment, if they could get to the shoreline, the invitation is out there. And if uh someone wants to reach out to uh the city or or the schools um or myself personally um uh we can possibly make that happen in May. Uh thank you. >> Thank you. Anyone else? Okay. Not seeing anyone. Moving on to item 14. There is no executive session this evening. Item 15 is adjournment. Is there a
051motion to adjurnn? >> So moved. >> Second. School board member Truman. Second by school board member Prebble. Roll call vote. School board member Waroff. >> Yes. >> Schoolboard member Prebble. >> Yes. >> School board member Richards. >> Yes. >> School board member Roach. >> Standing on the moon with nothing left to do. Yes. >> School board member KD. >> Yes. >> School board member Truman. Yes. >> School board member Johnston. >> Yes. Motion to adjourn passes 70 at 7:49. Thank you everyone and have a great night and an excellent April vacation.