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Votes and formal actions (results as recorded in the meeting)
- Junior student representative: The board approved Caitlin McCarron as the junior student representative for the 2025–26 school year. Motion and second were made during the meeting; vote recorded as unanimous.

- Minutes approval: Minutes of the June 5, 2025 meeting were approved as presented (motion carried unanimously subject to minor corrections noted during roll call).

- Strategic planning process: The board voted unanimously to commit to a strategic planning process during the 2025–26 year. The motion directed staff to proceed with a year‑long development process; the board did not adopt specific priority areas at this meeting and left details to the retreat and committee work.

- District budget validation / computation and declaration of votes: The board voted to certify and send a copy of the computation and declaration of votes for the district budget validation to each municipal clerk in the member municipalities (procedural action; motion passed unanimously).

- Warrant for assessment / tax schedule: The board approved the warrant for assessment of tax and assessment schedule for fiscal year 2025–26 and authorized the treasurer to deliver the warrant and schedule to member municipalities (unanimous).

- Cost center transfers (FY24–25): The board approved transfers that reallocate existing budget amounts among cost centers without increasing total spending. Approved transfers (totaling roughly $326,701 as presented) included: up to $130,000 from Regular Instruction to Student & Staff Support; up to $180,000 from Regular Instruction to System Administration; $35,000 from Special Education to Transportation & Buses; and $81,692 from Special Education to Debt Service. The board discussed reasons (staffing changes, lease purchases and debt timing) and approved the transfers unanimously.

- Professional positions: The board approved two hires: a preK–12 school nurse (replacement) and a literacy specialist/interventionist for grades 6–8 (replacement). Board materials show multiple applicants and standard hiring processes; votes were unanimous.

- Policies: The board approved deletion of policy JLCE (First Aid and Emergency Medical Care) and approved a revised policy (JLIB / Student Dismissal Precautions) after committee review. Both votes were unanimous.

- Election of officers: The board elected Leanne Kendra as Chair for 2025–26 (unanimous). Kim Vine was elected Vice Chair (vote recorded with one abstention by Tim).

- Authorization to join mass action re PowerSchool breach: The board authorized the superintendent to engage counsel and join a mass action lawsuit related to the PowerSchool security breach. Counsel proposed is a contingency arrangement (no upfront cost to the district; counsel would receive 30% of any monetary recovery). The board authorized joining the mass action; vote unanimous.

Process and context notes
- Several items were discussed in committee or presented previously (strategic planning had been introduced at the June 5 meeting). The strategic planning vote confirmed a year‑long development process rather than adoption of specific priorities.

- On the cost center transfers, staff and the finance committee explained variances (unfilled positions, timing of negotiated salary impacts, lease purchases and an owner‑financed land purchase), and said the net effect will remain within state limits for transfers and projected unallocated fund balance.

- The PowerSchool authorization follows a nationwide breach earlier in the year. The firm proposing the mass action requires no district payment unless there is recovery; the board also discussed indemnity, reimbursement of district expenses and the limited time commitment for staff to assist discovery.

What to expect next
- Facilities and finance committees will meet over the summer as construction and pre‑construction activities move forward.

- The board scheduled a retreat (July 17) to finalize committee assignments and to begin the strategic planning development year.

- The board will send certified notices related to the budget validation and start pre‑construction processes on the awarded contract.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","MSAD #51 School Board Meeting, June 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its June 18 meeting the MSAD 51 Board approved a series of routine and substantive actions, including appointment of a junior student representative, internal budget transfers, election of officers, and authorization to join a mass action related to a PowerSchool data breach.","taxTitle","RSU 51/MSAD 51, School Districts, Maine","taxId",49355,"location","Maine","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6683720,"MSAD 51 board awards one‑campus construction contract to Great Falls Construction, removes costly parking alternate",1838,3858000,5696000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5431988-4e58fb163b2527484d41aeba069fec85&start=3858&end=5696","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5431988-4e58fb163b2527484d41aeba069fec85/thumbnail_3858000.jpg","/articles/6683720/Maine/MSAD-51-board-awards-onecampus-construction-contract-to-Great-Falls-Construction-removes-costly-parking-alternate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6683720-c47bea6f63c0924e9438c108ebfcb0f2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149757&Signature=PKWiyG5a33tFDJX8~27H5pWFMYZ0TLcbqmClOLMidYsAlHHrfuyR1AFcb4Uwv4HYiZhTjvSjwrEwIMgaJmXYnz82cd-uM5QJi1xAFZomJfQPwYpSLK9T1cM1D6KAnNFIYOaFKajN5KUryIZKxtd67o6y~wuSDqrQR1BVErccpqhEeUoS48NQ5AELmxoMHgsW4IiTWFchuSN1Qz8elXfFqErFHBT-F6s~2zoiwuAh1v2TXgjKp~DYnj6MjvTD2UE6Ab4E3FBCrDmccOp19m9B4hQC7KlJ7jYdNEFYzBYDUla9KPwbXmEBHoy2Cglob-FR4IxN9VycbvNNq0rRsCUsMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The MSAD 51 Board of Directors voted unanimously June 18 to award the district's one‑campus construction contract to Great Falls Construction, approving the base bid plus alternates 1 through 7 and deliberately excluding alternate 8 (a parking deck/parking over the retention pond).

Board members said the decision followed a close review of bid tabulations, contractor estimates and program priorities. With alternate 8 removed, the winning package totals $35,329,352; the bid with all alternates had been $36,149,329 and alternate 8 alone was priced at $819,977.

Why it matters: The award launches the next phase of the multi‑year “one campus” project that includes a new school building, classroom additions at Mabel I. Wilson (MIW), parking adjustments and site work. Board and building‑committee members said the bids came in under the district's planning target, giving the board room to add several previously deferred alternates while leaving one particularly expensive parking option off the contract.

Details of the bid and debate
Board members and committee chairs said the district received multiple competitive bids and that Great Falls Construction was the low bidder overall. The board packet included a bid tabulation sheet showing line‑by‑line comparisons for alternates. Administrators and the architect had previously identified a set of ad alternates the building committee considered important enough to bring back into the contract if costs allowed.

Discussion focused heavily on alternate 8, a plan to place roughly 32 parking spaces over an existing retention pond near the auditorium/GCA and track. Board members and committee participants described that alternate as the most expensive single item, and one that would have to be decided early in construction if it were accepted because of site and tariff‑driven material lead times. Several members said the alternate's $819,977 price tag and complexity (deep foundations, drainage and tariffs affecting pillar materials) made it impractical to include now.

Board member remarks highlighted tradeoffs. Some said the retention‑pond parking would provide an important cluster of spaces near activity entry points; others pointed to competing campus needs such as paving, other site repairs and stadium lighting. The board agreed to hold a dedicated parking forum and additional facilities committee meetings to reexamine campus parking layouts and alternatives that would be less costly than the pond option.

Timing and next steps
Administrators said contract review and signatures would take a couple of weeks, with a pre‑construction meeting scheduled with the town the week of June 26 and a contractor pre‑construction meeting to follow. The district's clerk of the works will move onto site July 1. A facilities committee meeting was planned for the coming week to evaluate outstanding alternates and to recommend any further changes to the board.

Context on budget and financing
Board members said the budgetary target for this phase of the work was $40,000,000 (including contingency), and that the reduced contract amount with alternates 1–7 kept the project comfortably within that target. The board discussed how any remaining underrun would be handled as part of the district's multi‑stage bond and financing plan; members reiterated earlier guidance that additional, non‑essential improvements could be pursued separately or via future bonding if needed.

What the contract covers
Board materials and members said the base contract includes the new school building, additions to MIW, parking adjustments and other site elements. Earlier work on the maintenance building and the turf field had already started and was not part of this contract award.

Board action
The motion on the table instructed staff to award the contract to Great Falls Construction with the base bid plus alternates 1 through 7 and to exclude alternate 8. The board approved that motion unanimously.

Ending note
District staff will present a recommended sequencing of remaining alternates and site priorities to the facilities committee for review; the board said it expected to revisit parking and lighting tradeoffs with public input before making additional costly changes.","After a lengthy discussion of alternates, bids and campus parking trade‑offs, the MSAD 51 Board voted unanimously to award the one‑campus construction contract to Great Falls Construction for $35,329,352 (base plus alternates 1–7), excluding a high‑cost parking alternate.","actionData","errors"]

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