MINUTES

WINNISQUAM REGIONAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

February 16, 2015

SCHOOL BOARD ADMINISTRATION

Mike Gagne, Chairperson Dr. Tammy Davis, Superintendent

Jasen Stock Cheryl Somma, Business Administrator

Wayne Crowley Dr. Pam Miller, Assistant Superintendent

Tom Fulweiler Tom Laliberte, WRHS Principal

Sean Goodwin Robert Seaward, WRMS Principal

Tim Lang (absent) Richard Hines, Southwick School Principal

Julie Lonergan Cynthia Proulx, Union Sanborn School Principal

Patricia Sawicki Bonnie Jean Kuras, Sanbornton Central Principal

Kevin Washburn Janice Grenier, Director of HR & Accounting

Kevin Sousa, Director of Technology

SECRETARY

Adele Chertoff

1.0 CALL TO ORDER

The February 16, 2015, meeting of the Winnisquam Regional School Board was called to order at 6:31 PM by

Chairman Mike Gagne. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

2.0 PUBLIC COMMENT

No one signed up for public comment.

3.0 SPECIAL REPORTS & INFORMATION ITEMS

3.1 Reading Recovery and ELL Intervention Data

Donna Beauregard, School Improvement Data Analyst, presented data results from STAR testing. In the three

elementary schools, approximately 50 students receive daily, one half hour intervention in either Leveled Literacy

Intervention (LLI) or Reading Recovery. Ms. Beauregard and Ms. Kuras reviewed STAR data and LLI benchmark

assessments and reported significant student growth at Sanbornton Central School. Ms. Beauregard presented Union

Sanborn and Southwick’s assessment data, which showed similar improvements in growth. Next in the process, they

will profile students who made the most growth and students who did not make much growth and analyze the data.

Ms. Beauregard noted there will be a focus on core instruction to ensure intervention is well-weaved with instruction.

Board members asked questions. The discussion continued on Reading Recovery and the strategies used with the

students to target growth. Dr. Davis noted the Reading Recovery program is the best in-depth reading knowledge a

teacher can obtain.

3.2 Technology Integration Update

Dr. Davis stated the brochure for the strategic plan has been completed and will be available in the school and town

offices. The dashboards will be posted on the web page to show student performance. In addition to student

performance, the high school will have a post-secondary success dashboard. Maria Pearson presented an update on the

communication and technology integration plan. Ms. Pearson provided examples of individual student work and

collaborative work in all schools. She noted that teacher’s technology skills have increased; this year teachers will be

administering the Smarter Balanced assessment test. Google has been rolled out for grades 3-12 and students in grades

1 and 2 will pilot a Google program at Sanbornton Central School. She shared survey results on the Chromebooks –

77% of students said the Chromebooks make homework easier. Ms. Pearson reported that over 50 technology related

workshops have been conducted this year. Mr. Stock asked about the issue of Internet access issues at the high school.

Mr. Sousa said if there is a site a student can’t access, there is a process to follow to report the issue before it can be

resolved. Mr. Sousa had not heard students couldn’t access Kahn Acadmey. Ms. Pearson said grade 3 teachers are

using Kahn Academy with students, however she is aware there are restrictions with the videos which are posted on

You Tube. Mr. Seaward commented that since the beginning of the school year, Internet access has improved at the

middle school.

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Chairman Gagne reordered the agenda.

10.0 NON-PUBLIC SESSION

Motion: At 7:36 PM, a motion was made by Mrs. Lonergan, seconded by Mr. Goodwin to go into non-public session

to discuss nominations.

Vote: Roll Call Vote –Unanimous

Motion: At 7:59 PM, a motion was made by Mr. Stock, seconded by Mr. Goodwin to come out of non-public session.

Vote: Affirmative –Unanimous

Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Stock, seconded by Mr. Goodwin to seal the minutes of the non-public session.

Vote: Affirmative –Unanimous

4.0 CONSENT AGENDA

4.1 Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)

4.11 Minutes of January 20, 2015

Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Stock, seconded by Mrs. Lonergan to approve the minutes of the January 20,

2015 meeting as presented.

Vote: Affirmative – Mr. Fulweiler abstained

4.2 Review of Expenditure Manifest – Approval of Bills

Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Goodwin, seconded by Mr. Crowley to accept the approved accounts payable

check register voucher number 1123 dated January 16, 2015 in the amount of $14,068.92, check register voucher

number 1124 dated January 16, 2015 in the amount of $5000.00, check voucher number 1126 dated January 22, 2015

in the amount of $154,691.73, check voucher number 1127 dated January 22, 2015 in the amount of $69.00, and

check voucher number 1137 dated February 5, 2015 in the amount of $318,959.52.

Vote: Affirmative - Unanimous

5.0 ITEMS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION

5.1 Finance Committee Recommendations

Mrs. Somma reported on the following Finance Committee recommendations:

1. Budget line item adjustments were reviewed and approved in the amount of $134,399.73.

2. Installation of a storage system at Sanbornton Central School for $19,200, awarded to Bode Equipment.

Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Crowley, seconded by Mr. Goodwin to accept the Finance Committee

recommendations.

Vote: Affirmative – Unanimous

5.2 Confirmation of Staff/Coaching Nominations and Resignations

Motion: A motion was made by Mrs. Stock, seconded by Mr. Goodwin to approve the professional contracts for

2015-16 as presented.

Jamie Vose Coordinator of Student Services $60,000

Nancy Coffin Coordinator of Behavior Student Services $60,000

Vote: Affirmative – Unanimous

Motion: A motion was made by Mrs. Lonergan, seconded by Mr. Washburn to accept the resignation from Kathy

Hamel effective June 30, 2015 with appreciation for her eight years of service.

Vote: Affirmative – Unanimous

Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Stock, seconded by Mr. Goodwin to accept the resignation from Denise Lessard

effective June 30, 2015 with appreciation for her 15 years of service.

Vote: Affirmative - Unanimous

5.3 Warrant Articles

Chairman Gagne went over each warrant article and confirmed which Board member would be presenting it at the

public hearing and annual meeting. Mrs. Somma reviewed the changes in the capital improvement plan. There was

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discussion on the $17,000 sink being in the capital improvement warrant article. Mr. Stock asked if there was

anything in the capital improvement plan with a higher priority than the sink, which could be considered to replace it

in this year’s warrant article. Chairman Gagne asked each Board member if they opposed the sink in Article 3 and it

was decided to keep it in.

5.4 Overnight Field Trip Requests

Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Goodwin, seconded by Mr. Crowley to approve the overnight field trip requests

as presented.

Vote: Affirmative –Unanimous

5.5 Confirmation of Poll Votes

Chairman Gagne confirmed the Board’s vote taken on 1/26/2015, to approve Cynthia Proulx’s resignation, effective

June 30, 2015, with appreciation for the work she has done at Union Sanborn School and the Board’s vote taken on

2/2/2015 to approve the recommendation of the Superintendent to appoint Stephanie Pike as the Southwick School

Principal for the 2015-16 school year at a salary of $85,000.

6.0 BREAK – No break was taken.

7.0 INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

7.1 Budget Status Report as of February 1, 2015

Mrs. Somma reported the current cash balance is $2,196,095.

7.2Revenue Report as of February 1, 2015

Mrs. Somma reported that Tilton’s payment was received; the other town’s payments have not been received.

7.3 Enrollment Reports as of February 1, 2015

Student enrollment is 1500.

7.4 District Reports

Dr. Davis reported that full day kindergarten may be required by the state in 2017. She recommended this topic be

kept on the forefront as it could be revisited again in the near future.

Dr. Miller indicated she included the January professional development day schedule with her report. There was a

full-day session presented by Shannon Harken titled “Tiered Support for Literacy Instruction”. She noted that 22

teachers are participating in follow-up professional development to engage in these strategies for implementation in the

classrooms.

7.5 Post-Secondary Students and Business Partnerships

Dr. Davis stated meetings were held with a few local business leaders to discuss how students can become involved in

extended learning opportunities. They are working out the details to provide some students with project-based learning

experiences.

7.6 Fund Balance

Mrs. Somma reported the estimated fund balance is $254,325.

8.0 PUBLIC COMMENT

No one signed up for public comment.

9.0 OTHER BUSINESS

Mrs. Lonergan stated she was contacted by an individual asking if a person on a professional contract could be

nominated for Teacher of the Year. It was discussed that the program was created to acknowledge outstanding

teachers in the district. The scoring rubric was based on teacher performance and would not support non-teacher. It

was decided to look at the scoring rubric after this year to determine if adjustments should be made.

11.0 ADJOURNMENT

Motion: At 8:40 PM, a motion was made by Mr. Stock, seconded by Mr. Goodwin to adjourn the meeting.

Vote: Affirmative –Unanimous

Poll Vote on March 4, 2015

To approve the fuel oil contract with Irving Oil at $2.224 per gallon beginning September

1, 2015 through May 31, 2016.

Vote:

Michael Gagne - yes

Jasen Stock – yes

Wayne Crowley – unavailable

Tom Fulweiler – yes

Sean Goodwin – yes

Tim Lang – unavailable

Julie Lonergan - yes

Patricia Sawicki – yes

Kevin Washburn – unavailable

WINNISQUAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Enrollment Report By Classroom

March 1, 2015

Agenda Item 7.3

Kindergarten

P AM PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total

Union Sanborn 35 20 17 17 17

18 18 17 18

18 17

18 17

35 38 35 70 69 247

Sanbornton Central 15 13 17 14 18 18 13

18 14 15 15 13

15 13 35 28 33 33 26 183

Southwick School 21 20 23

20 21 22

22 20 21

21 21 23

84 82 89 255

Total Elementary 35 53 48 105 97 117 115 115 685

Middle School 119 110 125 354

High School 111 132 111 106 460

Total District 35 53 48 105 97 117 115 115 119 110 125 111 132 111 106 1499

Comparison (to above) P K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total

Prevyear June 30, 2014 42 92 98 121 117 117 118 100 125 116 114 115 106 118 1499

Prevmonth 35 101 106 98 117 114 117 119 110 122 110 130 111 110 1500

Prev. Year March 1, 2014 33 96 92 123 119 118 117 104 124 116 122 115 106 119 1504

February 2014 Dropouts - 0 Total Dropouts to Date - 8

February 2015 Dropouts - 2 Total Dropouts to Date -5

OFFICE OF THE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR MONTHLY REPORT

TO: DR. TAMMY DAVIS

FROM: CHERYL SOMMA

SUBJECT: MARCH MONTHLY REPORT

DATE: 3/06/2015

Middle School

The facilities staff did a great job responding to the flood at the Middle School and prevented the water from

entering the gym. All Brite cleaning service quickly responded to our call for emergency clean up and are now

involved in putting the school back together. We hope to have the 6th grade wing ready for students mid next

week.

RPF, the district’s building hygienist, has visited the site and met with All Brite and the claims adjuster to ensure

that there are no concerns with air quality. Turner Building Science also came to view the school while the

interior and exterior walls were exposed.

Primex, our insurer, is working with us and our claims adjustor to identify all the damages to the building and

contents.

Roof Shoveling and Snow Clearing

All of the school’s flat roofs and Southwick’s roof valleys were shoveled before or during the school winter

break. Snow was moved away from buildings and parking lots cleared to reclaim parking spaces and improve

visibility. We will be significantly over budget in this area. Not all invoices are in and Joe Stone and I will

review the invoices with Belknap Landscaping before payment.

Food Service

The physical observation for the three year administrative review of district food service was completed on

February 18th and we received a letter of findings from the Nutrition Bureau on February 27th. There were

several corrective action items and Jonathan Dupuis responded to most of the items before the letter was

issued, which is noted in the letter. All responses are due by April 3rd and I anticipate no problems in meeting

this deadline or acceptance from the Nutrition Bureau.

Budget 2015/16

The budget and warrant are finalized and submitted to DRA. Information is on the website and documents have

been posted. I am in the process of preparing the presentation to voters for the district meeting.

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT • FIFTY NINE 433 West Main Street, Tilton, New Hampshire 03276 • 603-286-4116 • 603-286-7402 Fax

TAMMY DAVIS, Ph.D.

SUPERINTENDENT DR. PAMELA MILLER CHERYL SOMMA ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR LORI KRUEGER JANICE L. GRENIER DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES & ACCOUNTING

WINNISQUAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT: TILTON • NORTHFIELD • SANBORNTON

Winnisquam Regional School District • Communities United for Excellence in Education

MEMO TO: Tammy Davis, Ph.D., Superintendent FROM: Janice Grenier, Director of Human Resources/Accounting SUBJECT: February School Board Report DATE: March 6, 2015 We distributed the Total Compensation Statements to all staff on February 18th. We have prepared all of the teacher contracts in Ivisions, and are prepared for their distribution after the District meeting. We will be working on the Professional and Administrative contracts in Ivisions in the next few weeks. The High School Student Activities Funds conversion to Ivisions was successful. I am scheduling a meeting with Mr. Laliberte and Ms. Foster to discuss what improvements we can make in our processes. I had scheduled a meeting with the Middle School, but it was delayed due to the flooding in the school. Amie McDonald & I are scheduled to attend a NHASBO meeting on March 13th. They will be presenting on the Affordable Care Act. There will be financial software representatives presenting on how the systems will accommodate the financial reporting aspect of the law. The review and reconciliation of all trial balance accounts continue to ensure accuracy of the financial statements. I have been working with USI to analyze our claims experience and utilization of the NE Delta Dental plan. The experience results are favorable, so we are hopeful the rates will remain the same for next year. We expect to have our rates in April.

To: Winnisquam Regional School Board

From: Lori Krueger, Director of Student Services

Date: March 6, 2015

By the Numbers:

School Special Education Students 504’s Move in Move out Preschool 33 (+2) 0 0 0 USS 45 2 0 0 Southwick 50 9 0 0 Sanbornton 23 2 0 0 WRMS 42 19 0 0 WRHS 75 44 0 0 Out of District 5 DOE Visit

On February 6 the DOE visited to review the last files for completion of recommended changes. We are awaiting their report. Smarter Balance:

The Special Education teachers continue to work on assisting students with utilizing the practice test in order to be familiar with the new assessment. In addition they are working to determine which non-imbedded accommodations each student may or may not need. In March we are beginning to train paraprofessionals on the web based assessment. A challenge that special education staff are monitoring as we move to Smarter Balance in how to fit in IEP and transition meetings during the testing window. This affects Sanbornton Central School, Southwick, and the Middle school most predominately. The time and man power needed to implement Smarter Balance, as opposed to NECAP testing, is considerably more. Extended School Year:

The process of hiring staff for the Extended School Year program has begun. The program will run four days a week, Monday through Thursday, from July 6th to July 31st.

Winnisquam Regional School District School Administrative Unit Fifty-Nine

Office of Technology Kevin Sousa, Director

435 West Main Street, Tilton, Hew Hampshire 03276 603.286.4531 fax 603.286.7402

To: Dr. Tammy Davis From: Kevin Sousa Date: March 6, 2015 Re: Technology Monthly Report for February 2015 1. Internet Bandwidth:

2. Freshman Chromebook 1 to 1 Program: Surveys conducted for Parents, Students and Teachers are almost complete. Results will be available later this month.

3. Online Assessments: STAR and Smarter Balanced: STAR assessment and Smarter Balanced online practise tests are being conducted at all schools. There has been no issue or limitation with Internet Bandwidth during any of these tests even as they are being taken during the regular school day with all other academic and business operations using Internet resources. Local network connectivity for the wireless devices (primarily Chromebooks) is more challenging. There are large numbers of devices at single locations (two or three adjacent classrooms of 20 - 25 devices each connecting at the same time). With the release of new information and applications from Smarter Balanced this past month, there has been a change in login procedures for all Chromebooks. We continue to provide this training, monitor systems and users, identify any issues and make adjustments accordingly. Eleventh grade students at the high school have not yet taken the Smarter Balanced practise test as a group. This is scheduled and is being worked through by the high school team. The class is scheduled to take the test late in the late Spring.

School Board Report for Athletics and Co-Curricular Activities: March 2015

Below is brief overview of the Athletic/Co-Curricular programs at both the Middle School and High School during the month of March.

Girls Varsity Basketball Final Record: 2-16 Boys Varsity Basketball Final Record: 14-2 Ice Hockey Final Record: 4-12 Wrestling Final Record: 8-2 Unified Basketball Final Record: 4-2 - Lost in the first round of the playoffs Richie Mills and Christian Duquette - Division III State Wrestling Champions at

170 and 182 Respectively; Duquette was name The Most Outstanding Wrestler at the DIII NHIAA Wrestling Championships

Richie Mills is Meet of Champions 170 Pound Winner for the entire State of New Hampshire

The Wrestling Team finished third in the state at the NHIAA DIII State Wrestling Meet

Richie Mills and Richard Scacheri were name to the NH Shrine Team for football; this is first time in Winnisquam history that the Football Program has had two players named in the same year.

Spring Sport Registration has begun and tryouts for the Middle and High School will be held during the week of March 23rd.

. Activities:

The Winnisquam Drama Club will perform Fiddler on a Roof for the Spring Show - Dates April 10, 11, and 12

Regards, Zack Medlock MS, RAA Athletic/Co-Curricular Director Winnisquam Regional School District

Proudly serving the communities of Northfield, Sanbornton and Tilton.

Winnisquam Regional High School is committed to promoting a sense of PRIDE: Productive Citizenship ~ Respect for Self and Community ~ Individual Growth and Achievement

Determination to Succeed ~ Excellence in Education

PROMOTING P.R.I.D.E. WINNISQUAM REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

435 West Main Street Tilton, New Hampshire 03276

603-286-4531 MR. THOMAS W. LALIBERTE PRINCIPAL MR. ANDREW BRAUCH ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

MS. LISA RANSOM DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE

MS. STACEY GAGNON

GUIDANCE COUNSELOR

To: Dr. Tammy Davis From: Tom Laliberte Re: WRHS Principal’s Report Date: March 16, 2015 Curriculum, Instruction, Professional Development, and Assessment

Most students have completed their course selections for the 2015-2016 school year. Soon we will have a master schedule ready.

Our sophomores went to the Huot Center February 4. Here they get a first-hand introduction to the courses offered and get to see the Huot facility. Students who showed interest were able to speak with personnel.

There are representatives from the middle and high school who are meeting to make transitions for our incoming freshmen more successful.

Members from the SAU office and the high school have collaborated with Pittsfield High School to share and learn from each other. The high school will send a small team to Pittsfield to hear about their student-centered approach to learning.

The Schedule Committee has looked at possibilities to improve the use of the school day such as expanding structured student support opportunities, flexibility of course enrollment, and restructuring mentoring to provide greater academic oversight. The group has visited other schools, held a conference with an innovating school in Florida, and have other visits planned. The group has also received feedback from the faculty and students through surveys.

Three members of the middle/high school Social Studies departments spent a day recently at the Newfound School District collaborating with their MS/HS Social Studies team. They worked on aligning grades 6-12 Social Studies instruction with the College and Career Readiness Standards.

Community and Parents

The 8th grade parent night took place on February 4. The high school counselors facilitated the evenings information session.

On February 19, we had drug dogs come into the building and walk through most of the classrooms. The students were in the pep rally at that time.

Students

The winter carnival was held from February 16-20. There were daily activities culminating with the pep rally and the Winter Carnival Dance. The juniors won followed by the seniors, sophomores, freshmen respectively. The penny war raised over $300. That money will help support Amy Dutton’s medical needs.

Amy Kuster, a WRHS sophomore, will be a student in Japan next year. She went through layers of applications and interviews to be selected for this opportunity.

Winnisquam Regional Middle School

Administration: 76 Winter Street, Tilton, NH 03276 Robert T. Seaward, Jr., Principal Phone: 603-286-7143 Fax:603-286-7410 Shannon M. Kruger, Asst. Principal www.wrsdsau59.org

To: Dr. Tammy Davis

From: Rob Seaward

Re: Middle School Principal’s Report

Date: March 6, 2015

Building Update On Monday, March 2, 2015 we were greeted with several inches of water throughout the 6th grade

wing, main office, guidance office and main lobby all the way to the gymnasium doors. We cancelled school on Monday in order to assess the damage and start the cleanup. A plan was developed for students to return on Tuesday, with the 6th grade students being placed in the 7th and 8th grade wings, much like we did last year during the mold situation.

For the remainder of the week, students and staff have worked out of the 7th and 8th grade wings, library, and cafeteria. I applaud all of the staff and students for their ability to adapt to the situation and make the best out of a bad situation.

As of today, the 6th grade wing repairs and cleanup are complete and students/staff will be returning to the 6th grade wing on Monday, March 9. The main and guidance offices will remain closed for an additional week while repairs continue on those spaces. We anticipate everything returning to normal by Monday, March 16 with some additional work being completed over April and summer breaks.

Curriculum, Instruction, Professional Development and Assessment

Due to the flooding, snow days, and snow delays, our RtI program has only met five times so far this quarter. As a result, we have decided to continue with current groupings through the end of the year to allow teachers and students some additional time to make growth based on the interventions.

Students will be attending school on Friday, March 27, 2015 to make up for the lost instructional day due to the flooding on March 2. Our leadership team looked at all of the possible makeup scenarios and this was the one that made the most sense. Parents, students, and staff have all been notified.

Throughout the months of March and April, students and staff will receive extensive training and practice with the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBAC). A testing plan is currently being developed to minimize the disruption to academic time and maximize students ability to perform well on the exam.

Community, Student and Parent Activities and Recognition

Student council has been meeting regularly and has been taking on an ever greater role in leading WRMS. This past month, drug dogs were brought to the school and the council met after to discuss the student perspective on the search. There was 100% support from the council with many expressing thanks for ensuring they have a drug free and safe environment in which to learn. In addition, they have done a great job this year developing organizational tools, strategies, and procedures for dances, spirit weeks, pep rallies, and more. They have also been given a great deal of control over the 8th grade celebration and dance planning and preparation. A great deal of credit for this positive shift in student leadership goes to the elected officers and class advisors.

Our next parent/principal forum will be on Wednesday, April 8. Everyone is welcome. Best of the Month for February was Kelly Summers, one of our main office secretaries.

Serving Tilton, Northfield and Sanbornton

TO: DR. TAMMY DAVIS, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FROM: RICH HINES, SOUTHWICK PRINCIPAL DATE: MARCH 5, 2015 RE: MONTHLY REPORT Curriculum, Instruction, Professional Development and Assessment:

During the Teacher’s Meetings this past month we have been working on our book study for The Differentiated Classroom by Carol Ann Tomlinson. Once this has been completed we will be moving on to what a 21st Century Classroom looks like by using the book, Why Didn’t I Learn This in College? by Ruth Rutherford and other articles.

Teachers will be taking part in a hands-on training session for the Smarter Balanced Assessment, which will be provided by Maria Pearson.

The third session of STAR Testing was started on Tuesday, March 3 and will run through Friday, March 13. The Data Team will meet once all testing has been completed to analyze each grade level’s data. Grade level teams will also meet to review the data for each class and the progress being made.

We will start the Smarter Balanced Testing with fifth grade on March 31. Each grade level will be testing over a two week period of time. Throughout the month teachers have been taking students on to the Smarter Balanced Test site to have them take the practice test for both Mathematics and English/Language Arts to help prepare them for the actual test.

We continue to work on our number one behavior issue, students completing and handing in their homework. We will be starting our fourth Cool Tool Activity to help and support students in their effort to get homework completed and in on time. Those students who have not made two of the past three will have to check in each morning to show that they have completed their homework. If they have, they will be able to go out for recess. If not, a staff member will help them with their homework.

Community and Family Activities: The PTO held a fundraiser at the Franklin McDonalds. The PTO raised $402.00! Julie Swain, USS and SS Art Teacher, has been preparing for the Arts Alive 2015 Show. Student

work will be on exhibit with the Opening at the Belknap Mill Wednesday, March 11; 5:30-7:00 PM.

The Artist In Residence culminating event will be held on Wednesday, March 25. Each grade level will have a time period for students and parents to view individual student art work and writing in their classroom, see a grade level performance with the artist in residence and view the sand art mural in the lobby.

Student Activities: The fourth grade students held an Invention Fair during the day for the other Southwick students

and in the evening as a Title I Parent Night Event. Lexi Baker, Rebecca Kulengosky, Sara Thibeault and Dominique Yasharian will be representing Southwick School at the State Invention Fair held at Merrimack Valley High School on March 28.

The Fourth Grade Chorus and Fifth Grade Band provided a joint concert to students during the day and friends and family in the evening of February 18. Both groups did an excellent job. Special thanks to Brian Wilson and Carol Benton for all their work with their students to make this event so successful.

We had an assembly to kick off our Pennies for Patients Drive on March 5. Students will be bringing in pennies over the next three weeks for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

The Fifth Grade students will have their Wax Museum on March 12. Students have been researching and preparing for this event where they dress as the person they have researched and provide information about the person’s life highlights.

All Southwick students will be taking part in the Artist In Residence Program that will run from March 16 through March 25. Students will be working with the two artists in residence with Brian Winslow, music teacher, and Julie Swain, art teacher. The Artist In Residence Program is designed around the African Culture and Community, which will be tied to our culture and community here in Northfield and Tilton.

To: Dr. Tammy Davis, Superintendent RE: School Board Report for the March 16, 2015 Meeting From: Cynthia Proulx, USS Principal Date: March 6, 2015 Curriculum, Instruction, Professional Development & Assessment:

March 2nd-6th Grades K, 1, and 2 Fountas and Pinnell Bench Marking. March 2nd-11th Grades K, 1, and 2 STAR Testing. March 5th Meeting with Donna Beauregard planning Master Schedule for 2015-2016. March 10th Staff Meeting, Strategic Plan and expectations. March 12th and 13th grades K, 1st and 2nd Team Level Data Meetings. March 19th Elementary Curriculum Meeting. Mary Beth Sledzik, CSI, Fountas and Pinnell training for teachers. March 25th Staff Meeting: Engaging students who live with poverty. March 27th Teacher Workshop Day: Mike Anderson, Educational Researcher and Consultant

will join us along with Sanbornton teachers, topic: Academic Choice, Engagement, and Intrinsic motivation.

Community and Family Activities:

March 18th First grade Gym Show will be held at WRHS. March 25th Principal’s Roundtable Meeting, the topic: Progress report on USS data and

Enrichment Opportunities for students.

Student Activities:

March Celebration of Reading School Wide, dress up days, guest readers, Dr. Seuss activities. March 17th School Wide Meeting: Recognition of reading minutes and students who are working

hard in school. Recognition and Thanks:

Tracy Scott and all of the bus drivers for all they do to help our children be successful on the bus and care for them.

Tilton School Students for leveling classroom libraries so that students have access to more books at their individual reading levels.

Tilton School Students for providing childcare during Principal Roundtable Meetings. Diane Ferisi, newly retired kindergarten and readiness teacher, our newest volunteer working in

kindergarten reading two days a week.

7.6 First Reading Policy

EEAH – Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Use Policy – Cheryl Somma recommends this policy as written

by Primex.

EEAH - MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT BELT USE POLICY

Purpose:

This policy is intended to protect Winnisquam Regional School District employees

operating or riding in motor vehicles from the hazards of motor vehicle accidents.

Policy:

It is mandatory for all WRSD employees operating or riding in motor vehicles to use seat

belts. This includes all employees operating WRSD owned vehicles, passengers in

WRSD owned vehicles, all employees operating personal vehicles while engaged in

WRSD business, and employees riding in a passenger vehicle while on WRSD business.

All WRSD vehicles approved for public road travel will be equipped with seat belts

excluding student transportation vehicles with specially designed rider protections. This

includes the vehicle cab, passenger seating area and jump seats. Passengers will only be

permitted to ride in areas of the vehicle designed for that purpose. Seat belts shall be

used by all employees riding in the vehicle when the vehicle is in motion.

There are no exemptions to this policy.

Violation of this policy will result in disciplinary action in accordance with WRSD

disciplinary procedures.

All WRSD owned vehicles will be equipped with seat belts. Any vehicle not equipped

with seat belts or seat belts that are not operational, should be reported to Facilities

Department for repair or installation and should not be operated until equipped with

operational seat belts.

New Policy: March 2015

Proudly serving the communities of Northfield, Sanbornton and Tilton.

Winnisquam Regional High School is committed to promoting a sense of PRIDE: Productive Citizenship ~ Respect for Self and Community ~ Individual Growth and Achievement

Determination to Succeed ~ Excellence in Education

PROMOTING P.R.I.D.E. WINNISQUAM REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

435 West Main Street

Tilton, New Hampshire 03276

603-286-4531 MR. THOMAS W. LALIBERTE PRINCIPAL MR. ANDREW BRAUCH ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

MS. LISA RANSOM DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE

MS. STACEY GAGNON

GUIDANCE COUNSELOR

To: Tammy Davis

From: Tom Laliberte

Re: Post Graduate Discussion Follow-Up

Date: March 16, 2015

As a result of the January meeting with recent WRHS graduates who are currently enrolled in a

post-secondary institution, we have identified several areas to look into more deeply to see how

these suggestions would impact our current students. These suggestions are:

Communicate Running Start Importance

Limit Retakes

Provide More Public Speaking

Require College Composition

Increase Student Independence

End Final Exam Exemptions

Eliminate Text Book Use During Assessments

Increase Presentations

Increase Writing in all Courses

End Culture of Mediocrity

End Student Correction of Tests/Quizzes

Use Multiple Sources of Information

Continue with Science Labs and Written Lab Reports

At the March 5 Leadership Meeting, these items were brought up for discussion. The majority

of the 45-minute discussion focused on Running Start, retakes, public speaking and

presentations, and final exams. Some of these matters have started to be addressed prior to our

conversation with the WRHS graduates such as retakes, midterms/finals, and culture.

Increasing presentations (performances/products over traditional testing) have been on our

radar, but it was a bit surprising for the group to hear the graduates felt students need to speak

publically more in the high school.

All of these items will be brought up for discussion in some manner, but not necessarily in

Leadership. For instance, the English department will further discuss the College Composition

thought, which may lead to changes in other English offerings. Late in this school year, a

committee will be formed for the ’15-’16 school year to address the failure rates, which will

take on more than mediocrity.

As we move forward with school improvement, we will seek more feedback from the

community’s stakeholders to help us examine the way we operate and evaluate our

effectiveness.