School Board Meeting Dates for 2022-23:

All meetings will begin at 6pm.

July 25
August 15
August 29
September 19
October 3
October 17
November 7
November 21
December 5
January 9
January 23
February 6
February 27
March 6
March 20 - First Read of the FY 24 Budget
April 3 - Public Forum
April 24 - Second Read of the FY 24 Budget
May 1
May 15 - Candidate's Night & Business Meeting (5PM)
May 16 - District Budget Meeting (7PM) KES
June 5
June 26 - Board Awards

 

*Meetings will take place in person at KES and will be live-streamed.
 

School Board Standing Committee Dates:

Policy: 1st Thursday of the month from 7:30-9:00AM, starting 

Finance: 2nd Thursday of the month from 7:30-8:30AM, starting 

HR: 3rd Thursday of the month from 8:30-10:00AM, starting 

Facilities: 4th Thursday of the month from 7:30-8:30AM, starting 

Communications: 2nd Tuesday of the month from 5:00-6:30PM

2022 - 2023 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS

Ken Levesque	Arundel	2023
Britney Gerth	Arundel	2023
Erin Nadeau	Arundel	2025
Claudia Sayre	Kennebunk	2025
Amanda Downing	Kennebunk	2024
Peter Sentner	Kennebunk	2024
Art LeBlanc	Kennebunk	2023
Dawn Therrien	Kennebunk	2023
Gayle Spofford	Kennebunk	2025
Jameson Davis	Kennebunkport	2025
Louis Braxton Jr.	Kennebunkport	2023
Megan Michaud	Kennebunkport	2024
Matthew Ewy	Student Representative	2024
Anne Murer	Student Representative	2023

 

All emails sent to the full board include the Superintendent of Schools and will be answered by the Board Chair. (This address does not include the student representatives of the school board. Please include as appropriate).

Email the full board at schoolboard@rsu21.net

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Anatomy of a School Board Meeting

FAQ ON ROLE AND POWERS OF SCHOOL BOARD

July

• Elect Board Chair and Vice-Chair and Appointment of Parliamentarian

• Submission of Board Member Committee Assignments

• Selection of Summer/School Year Board Dates and Times 

• Announcement of the Annual Opening Day Celebration

• Board and Superintendent Evaluation Tools

• Board Orientation

August

• Announcement of Fall Conference dates (in October)

• School Handbook ChangesExecution of the School Board Calendar

September

• School/Department Updates

• MSBA Annual Delegate Assembly (Board Action Required)

• Strategic Plan Update

October

• MSBA Proposed Resolutions

• Superintendent’s Professional Goals

• MSMA School Board Conference (2-day)Budget Metric Report

November

• Board Goals & Evaluation Check-in

• District Audit Review

December

• State of Facilities (Overview of the Facilities)

• State of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• State of Budget (Overview of District Budget)

January

• Budget Validation Referendum and Signing of Warrants

• District Assessments Update 

• District Curriculum Review - Give a State of the District

• Standardized Tests, District Assessments (NWEA, SAT, etc)

• Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (Every Other Year)

• Parent Climate Survey

February

• Principal Contract Renewal (2+ Years in District) 

March

• FY District Instructional School Calendar

• Finance Committee Presentation of the First Reading of the Budget

April

• Public Forum on FY Budget

• Summer Boost Program

• Return to School Plan 2021-2022

• Finance Committee Presentation of the Second Reading of the Budget

May

• School Board Candidate’s Night

• District Budget Meeting

• Strategic Plan Update

June

• School Board Recognitions and Awards

• Superintendent and Board Evaluations

• Votes to be Adopted by the School Board (Computation and Declaration of Votes)