Craftsbury Schools Community Collaboration
Stakeholder Meeting #4
December 3, 2009
6:32 p.m. at the Elementary School fourth grade classroom
Attendees: Barbara Alexander, Richard Alexander, Louise Calderwood, Laurie Courage, John Dunbar, Bob Griffith, George Hall, Cedar Hannan, Anne Hanson, Gayle Kroeger, Heather Masse, Paula Masse, Doug McCarty, Anne Morse, Elinor Osborn, Leslie Rowell, Marie Royer, Jen Schoen, Eward Tagai, Ben Thurber, Bob Twiss, Kate Williams Tagai, Kent Young and Joe Young.
Steering Committee: Harry Miller, Annie Volmer, Susan Houston, Tina Sweet, Stark Biddle and Perry Thomas.
Facilitator: Heidi Krantz
Guests: Chris Young, June Cook (Hardwick Gazette).
The meeting was called to order by Heidi Krantz, facilitator at approximately 6:32 on December 3, 2009. Heidi gave an overview of past process to new attendees. Tonight we will tour the elementary school, middle school, high school and the industrial arts building to try to answer facts about the physical plant and facilities as they currently stand. It is important to know how things stand currently in order to try to figure out where we want to go. Some stakeholders have not had the opportunity to tour various parts of our school. It was stressed by Heidi that tonight is not the time to discuss information; it is to ask factual questions about the facilities.
Annie Volmer, chair of the Steering Committee, asked for approval for the minutes of the November 19, 2009 meeting. Joe Young made a motion to approve the minutes as presented for the November 19, 2009 meeting, Marie Royer seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Annie explained that there will be hand outs for everyone after all the tours are done. This hand outs include pie charts that have been compiled base on the “sticky notes” that have been done at previous meetings. Another hand out has questions raised at the last meeting. Mr. Young has answered some of these questions.
Before the tour began, Annie explained that the Steering Committee had chosen Chris Young and Harry Miller to lead the tours as they are most knowledgeable about the facilities. Everyone had an opportunity to go in all rooms of the Elementary School (including the basement) and ask questions to Harry and Chris. Various questions were asked about the age of the building and current state of code compliancy. The tour was continued at the High School. We started at the Industrial Arts Building. This building has industrial arts classes, digital arts classes and art classes. The tour continued on to Minden Hall. This building primarily serves grades 5-8 although some high school classes are held here, for example senior high science labs. This building construction was finished in 1988. The tour then went to the Annex Building. Stakeholders toured the classrooms and bathrooms. The tour continued on to the Academy Building. Stakeholders had the opportunity to explore classrooms, the music room, kitchen, and stage/ gym areas. The tour ended in the common room. At this time any other questions about the facility were addressed. Harry then gave an overview of the future improvements to the Academy Building funded by the bond vote. Questions were answered about handicapped accessibility and energy efficiency. Perry explained that the pie graphs that were done, were compiled from past stakeholder meetings. Everyone was given hand outs of the pie graphs, School Energy Management Program Site Assessment Report for the Craftsbury Schools done by the Vermont Superintendents Association, and the questions generated at the last Stakeholder’s meeting. Stakeholders are asked to review all the information in preparation for the next Stakeholder’s meeting in January.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:30.
Tina Sweet
Scribe
