Connecting
Parent Council Meeting
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
UADOPTED MINUTES
1. Call to Order
The meeting was
called to order at 6:55 pm,
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approval of Agenda
Denise Davis motioned to approve the March 14, 2006 minutes and to move the Approval of the Budget up to #8. It was seconded by Sheila Sisco. There was a unanimous vote to approve the agenda.
4. Roll Call
The parent council members present were Jonelle Bateman, April Cavanaugh, Josie Cotillon, Denise Davis, Amanda Hall, Elizabeth Hamamoto, Olga Kiehl, Krista Larragoitiy, Kathryn Larsson, Denise Lindvall, Karen Loughman, Ron Mayo, Pat Nesbitt, Sheila Sisco, Lita Theodore, Tina Troglione, and Toni Wirkkkala.
Absent parent council members were Carin Devin, Caroline Elness, Paula Langley, Kathy Phillips, Rebecca Plaud, Leah Ramirez, Kerri Saarloos, and Darla Wincentsen John Young.
5. Election of
Officers
1. Council President (This member will be responsible to facilitate the parent council meetings.)
Sherri Nelson, CWCS Executive Director, mentioned that Caroline Elness was interested in the position, but was absent due to unforeseen circumstances. Lita Theodore nominated Caroline Elness and Jonelle Bateman nominated Ron Mayo for Council President. The members asked Ron to tell why he wanted to be council president. He stated that he thinks that CWCS is doing well but there is always room for improvement. He mentioned that he and his wife were part of another charter school and that they were always under financial scrutiny. He’s glad that we have a management company to handle our affairs because the other charter tried to do it themselves. Ron Mayo was voted as Council President. 12 votes for Ron, 4 for Caroline and 1 opted not to vote at all. Krista Larragoitiy nominated Pat Nesbitt to be in reserve for President, just in case Ron Mayo and Caroline Elness were not re-nominated for the council. It was seconded by Kathryn Larsson. All were in favor.
6. Consent Calendar
Approval of Minutes
1. Unapproved Minutes of the March 14, 2006 meeting were reviewed and approved. Denise Lindvall motioned to approve the March 14, 2006 minutes. It was seconded by Denise Davis. There was a unanimous vote to approve the March 14, 2006 minutes.
7. Hearing of the
Public
None were hear at the present time. Boyd Wilson commented on
the budget before the vote was taken. He presented suggestions to the PC to
help the school run better. He suggested hiring a CPA instead of a auditor and restructuring our current management as
outlined in our charter.
8. Information Items
A. Assessment Report
The Assessment Report was reviewed. Sherri Nelson, CWCS Executive Director, briefly reviewed the report and answered varies questions.
B. Attendance Report
The Attendance Report was reviewed.
C. Curriculum Director’s Report
The Curriculum Director’s Report was reviewed.
D. ES Support Group
The ES Support Group was reviewed.
E. Graduation Report
The Graduation Report was reviewed.
F. Group Education Activity Report
The Group Education Activity Report was reviewed.
G. Guidance Department Report
The Guidance Department Report was reviewed.
H. Literacy Specialist Report
The Literacy Specialist Report was reviewed.
I. Math Specialist Report
The Math Specialist Report was reviewed.
J. Parent Council Nominations
The Parent Council Nominations Report was reviewed.
K. Parent Support
Parent Support was reviewed. Sherri Nelson, CWCS Executive Director, introduced the Parent Support Coordinator, Lori Porter. Lori Porter explained that she only received about 150 responses out of all the surveys that went out. Named the top ten and gave an overview of those and that there will be a workshop with some of those top ten results in February on next year.
L. School Calendar
The School Calendar was reviewed.
M. Treasurers Report
The Treasurers Report was reviewed.
N. Vendor Report
The Vendor Report was reviewed.
9. Director’s Report
The Director’s Report was reviewed. Sherri Nelson, CWCS Executive Director, explained that we will be having an intake for new students next year.
10. Action Items
A. Motion to approve the
Connecting Waters budget for the 2006-2007 school year.
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Recommendation: Approval of the Connecting Waters budget
for the 2006-2007 school year. |
Sherri Nelson, CWCS Executive Director, explained that a Budget is an estimate of our expenses for a given year. Our 06/07 budget is based on our expenditures from this year. Budget was reviewed line by line. Jonelle Bateman inquired on how extra money left over from the budget is being spent. Sherri Nelson, explained that educational material such as a-g requests, wish list curriculum, computers for the learning centers, laptops for ES’s, and maybe a book mobile.
A. Learning Centers
Sherri
Nelson, CWCS Executive Director, stated that a new learning center will be ready for the next school year and is
located at
B. Parent Council Committees
Sherri Nelson, CWCS Executive Director, requested that is anyone wanted to further review the suggestions presented by the Boyd Wilson by being part of a committee by signing up. No one responded. Council president, Olga Kiehl said that CPA’s are very expensive and they do not want to take on non-profits. April Cavanaugh said that if it’s not broken why fix it.
C. End of the Year Picnic.
None as of this date known.
12. Council Comments
13. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 8:32pm. A motion to adjourn was from Sheila Sisco and seconded by Amanda Hall.
The next Parent Council Meeting: Our regularly scheduled meeting is Sept. 12, 2006.
Minutes, May 9,
2006/ Z: PC May 2006 MCV 5/10/06