MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF
Board of Horizons K-8 School
Date: June 8, 2017
6:00-8:00pm
Facilitators: John McCluskey and Andrea Foote
Timekeeper: Andrea Foote
Minutes: Denise DellaRocco
Welcome and C C C (Cares, Concerns, Celebrations) :
Colorado Social Emotional Learning Forum
Ending the school year! 8th Grade Celebration, speeches.
Innovate by BVSD, very motivating
Call to Order:
John McCluskey, Andrea Foote, Kelly Garrison, Frank Bruno, Beth Coleman, Nichole Houser, Also: Lauren Tracey, Joan Truesdale, Geary Layne, Denise DellaRocco
Approval of Minutes:
M&S: Motion to Approve May 11, 2017 minutes- approved
- Proposal for ongoing support for new Co-Chair
Discussion of nature of Co-Chair position, and benefits to consulting of former Co-Chair to new Co-Chair. Former Co-Chair would not have any formal role or voting rights. Current Board could, with informing current Co-Chair, consult the past Co-Chair
Noted: Moved and Seconded May 11, 2017
Action items:
- Open Law Document added to website
- Grievance Language also be updated to the handbook and website for the community
- Create a sign up for public input during the board meeting
- Directors and Officers Liability Policy covered via BVSD, confirm
- Develop initial proposal for budget line item for a reserve to carry human resource/personnel/mediation services (two board members overseeing)
- Secretary to create a file of process observer notes with date
Finance Review Report:
- FY 18 Budget Approval
- Budget Talking Points
M&S: Motion to approve KE proposal, Kindergarten teachers assume Kindergarten Enrichment lead role in the afternoon for 17-18. Principal delivers faculty evaluation to board following faculty review. Approved
M&S: Motion to hire Horizons K-8 will honor your last paid step at Horizons K-8 or up to five years experience, whichever is greater. In any case these are years at .5 FTE or more. – Approved
M&S: Budget talking points:
Increase Elementary Spanish from 14 to 16 hours in 17-18 to .40 FTE
Hire Active Recreation Teacher part time .49 FTE
Move payroll tech to salary from hourly
Hire a mentor to support the first year principal
Add line item to help maintain garden year on year
- Motion approved
M&S: Adopt 17-18 Fund 11 Budget with a few benefits adjustments
- Motion approved
- FY18 Fund 11 Adopted Budget
- FY18 Council Adopted Budget
New Business:
- Grievance procedure updates
#1 GRIEVANCES
All staff will use the Horizons Communication Agreements to address complaints and grievances. If this does not produce satisfactory results, the complaints/grievances may be taken to following in this order:
- The Principal
- The Parent Co-Chair of the Board and Parent Vice-Chair of the Board if available
- A Horizons K-8 third party mediator can be contracted by Horizons Board Action
M&S: Adopt Grievance policy – motion approved
Horizons agrees to use discretionary practices and examine on a case by case basis questions that arise regarding changes in FTE for positions that may be posted or filled internally. As informed by BVSD practices.
- Employee handbook update
- Hiring updates
M&S to hire Traci Bushnell .63 Kindergarten and .37 KE -motion approved
- Celebrations
Closing:
- Ok Action Items
- Process Observer comments
- Next regularly scheduled meeting is Thursday, August 10, 2017