001Thank you for your patience and welcome to this evening's Augusta Board of Education special meeting. It is Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026. We're starting a tiny bit late at 5:37 due to techn technology problems. But here we go. Um, I would like to make some adjustments to the agenda under 4E. That person Margaret Bound Brown should be Lincoln and Gilbert, not Hus, >> not Lincoln. >> You want to change Huzy to Gilbert. And if you also would like to add a 4G which is Esame Wulette elementary music teacher a 4H Athena Sergeant K through three self-contained at Bington 4 I Barbara Chapman K4 general music and he and Ferington >> I mean what say >> oh K the 6th. Let me put my glasses on and come back. [laughter] And for Jay Aaron Turner, fifth grade
002teacher at Kilbert Elementary. >> I will accept a motion to make those adjustments. >> So moved. >> I second. >> Moved and seconded discussion. Hearing none, please vote. And then a vote of seven to zero. Motion passes for the adjustments to the agenda. We are going to begin our meeting with an executive session. So I will now entertain a motion. >> I make a motion to enter into executive session pursuant to 1 MRSA 4056A regarding personnel. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. Discussion hearing. None. Please vote. And on a vote of seven to zero, we will be entering executive session. For those of you in the audience, we will briefly step out for an executive session. You're welcome yourself back when you still recording. >> Mike, this is still recording. [laughter]
003>> I'll be right in. I We are now out of executive session. I'm going to [clears throat] I'm going to move on to item number four, consent items. Do I have any board members who would like to make a motion for any of the removal of the items to be considered individually? I make a motion to remove Chad Bell, director of CatC off of this consent item list. >> I'll second. Excuse me. It's not to remove him from the list, is to take him individually. >> Take him individually from this list. Excuse me. >> Been moved and seconded by Rita. Discussion on that. All in favor of moving that item by itself passes seven to zero. So now we will consider consent item 4A, the approval of Chad Bell, director of CATC. Motion >> I
004make a motion to approve Chad Bell to be hired as the director of CATC. >> I'll second moved and seconded discussion. Anybody want to share anything publicly regarding >> I was on the hiring committee uh with four people from CATC, Superintendent Tracy and Chair Wam and um we interviewed four excellent candidates. Uh after we interviewed Mr. fell. I turned to the committee and said he's the one and the committee concurred. [clears throat] Uh so um we're really excited about what Mr. Bell will bring to CatC. >> Thank you, >> Superintendent Tracy. >> Madam Chair, thank you. Good evening, everyone. I will echo those remarks. Thank you, Member Parks, and just add that [clears throat] Mr. Bell has 16 plus years of administrative experience as a senior administrator. That's a value that uh is hard to
005come by to find good qualified candidates. His references and I spoke with the superintendent extremely high of him. And lastly, I would say that he has some tech center experience from the county in Van Beurren that will be an asset to us here at the tech center in August. So all of those endorsements are why the committee and myself recommend and nominate Mr. Chad Bell to this to you for the CATC director position. [clears throat] >> Thank you. Any other comments? >> I just wanted to thank the committee for finding it quality candidate. >> Thank you. >> Further discussion hearing none. Please vote. And on a vote of seven to zero, Chad Bell has been approved as the new director of CATC. WELCOME. We'll continue with item number four, taking items B through J. And
006if you would like to share that. >> Sure. I have there's a lot of folks here tonight, so I will go through the name. >> Yes. And if you're here and I say your name, please just stand and wave so we can see. Um, I had the pleasure of meeting I think most all of these folks. Um, yes, I think all of them. So, I'd like to introduce B is Deborah Butterfield, sixth grade position at Hazy Elementary School. Um, Sierra Stone, elementary special education. [cough] >> Okay. Chloe Payne, sixth grade teacher at Gilbert. Margaret Brown, K6 art at Lincoln and Gilbert. And Angelina Crawford, fourth grade teacher, Gilbert, Esme Wlette, um, elementary music on the east side. Azian Carrington. Athena Sergeant K3 self-contained Fington Barbara Chapman K6 general music hazy Fington and Aaron Turner fifth
007grade teacher at Gilbert. >> She couldn't make it. >> Couldn't make it. Okay. >> I would accept a motion. I'll I'll make a motion um to uh accept um to approve the consent items B through J. >> I second. >> Moved to second discussion. >> I will I will mention that at the beginning of tonight's meeting there was such happy chatter coming from the audience tonight and we're assuming that's because all of you are so happy to be joining. That's just happen. Any further discussion hearing? None. Please vote. And on a vote of 7 to zero, you have all been approved. Welcome to the August. [applause] We will not subject you to the reminder of this agenda. Well, you can say it. >> By the way, >> are you staying session? follow. >> You can't
008administrators usually don't. >> Oh, okay. >> So, I'll let them know. >> Nobody else is, but you don't want to be that one, do you? >> That's good. [laughter] >> I will entertain a motion to enter into executive session. >> So, move. >> Second. >> Moved and seconded. Discussion hearing. None. Please vote. And on a vote of 7 to zero, we are going to enter into this executive session to discuss legal advice from an attorney. Second move to second discussion hearing. None. The special meeting stands of uh stands adjourned at 6:24. We'll wait till 6:30. We're going to go see if ready. We said as soon