MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF
Board of Horizons K-8 School
May 22, 2019
6 pm-8 pm
Facilitators: Cory Pavicich
Minutes: Julie Dye
Timekeeper: Beth Coleman
Process Observer: Frank Bruno
Call to Order:
Cory Pavicich, Teran Sittner, Annie Blankenship, Kate Grant, Frank Bruno, Lauren Tracey, Jaime Schlomberg, Julie Dye, Elizabeth Coleman
Guests:
Geary Layne, Alex Osias, Julie Cohen, Tyler Currie, Denise Della Rocco
Lucas Ketzer
Welcome and C C C (Cares, Concerns, Celebrations):
Bylaws update
Approval of Agenda:
M&S: acceptance of agenda for 5/22/19 – Motion: moved, seconded, approved
Approval of Minutes:
M&S: acceptance of minutes for 5/9/19 – Motion: moved, seconded, approved
Approval to hire
M&S: Approval to hire to Chris Mangogna for ⅞ science position pending final reference check- Motion: moved, seconded, approved
Approve redline draft to go to Council for approval in September 2019
M&S: Proposal to approve bylaw changes (Horizons K-8 Bylaws As Amended to 5-15-19 WPB redline) as supported by the bylaws committee, Board of Directors and Council.- Motion: moved, seconded, approved
Recommend that the 2019-2020 board examine and respond to concerns raised by Bill Bethke including, but not limited to wording around requirement to have at all board meetings the addresses of all members including teachers, parents, guardians, students, as well as the ability of board to remove other board directors, which can only be legally approved by member election.
Lucas concerned that as incoming voting member, he is coming onto board that has language in bylaws that goes against state statute.
Summer custodian update
M&S: Reach out to Charter Schools in Boulder Valley School District to see if we can do a custodial exchange, as well as speak with the construction company for temporary custodial support. If we are unable to find exchange or temporary support, we will offer 1) unpaid leave beginning June 17-August 6, 2) expending vacation plus annual leave accrual plus unpaid leave until custodial duties can be resumed in July or August. 3) use fiscal year 2020 vacation as required. – Motion: moved, seconded, approved
M&S: Approve up to 3 teachers to attend the CAGT conference in October 2019- Motion: moved, seconded, approved
M&S: Approve $5,000 to fund stipends payable to teachers who will offer extracurricular opportunities for students and the establishment committee to determine how the stipends will allocated- Motion: moved, seconded, approved
Development update
Summer hiring considerations
M&S: Approve executive committee for summer hiring including board members: Teran, Beth, Frank and Julie with substituting as needed Paul or Monica – Motion: moved, seconded, approved
FTE considerations for literacy support
Discussion about increasing literacy FTE to .52
Motion: moved, seconded, concordance
M&S: Approve stipend of $2,500 not tied to hourly to incoming interim head of school for the remainder of the transition. Motion: moved, seconded, approved
Board recommendations for next year’s board
Board of directors receives Board 101 training
Bringing in concordance training
Use Robert’s Rules of Order or other board structure
Process of the communication process
Conversation and clarity of rule of school, vision, values
Reach out to former directors
Attending faculty board meetings
Bring chocolate
Action:
- Facility and Council will be tasked with brainstorming ideas for reserves spending
- Recommend that the 2019-2020 board examine and respond to concerns raised by Bill Bethke including, but not limited to wording around requirement to have at all board meetings the addresses of all members including teachers, parents, guardians, students, as well as the ability of board to remove other board directors, which can only be legally approved by member election.
- Recommend a process takes place to review move of FTE
Motions:
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- M&S: acceptance of agenda for 5/22/19 – Motion: moved, seconded, approved
- M&S: acceptance of minutes for 5/9/19 – Motion: moved, seconded, approved
- M&S: Approval to hire to Chris Mangogna for ⅞ science position pending final reference check- Motion: moved, seconded, approved
- M&S: Proposal to approve bylaw changes (Horizons K-8 Bylaws As Amended to 5-15-19 WPB redline) as supported by the bylaws committee, Board of Directors and Council.- Motion: moved, seconded, approved
- M&S: Reach out to Charter Schools in Boulder Valley School District to see if we can do a custodial exchange, as well as speak with the construction company for temporary custodial support. If we are unable to find exchange or temporary support, we will offer 1) unpaid leave beginning June 17-August 6, 2) expending vacation plus annual leave accrual plus unpaid leave until custodial duties can be resumed in July or August. 3) use fiscal year 2020 vacation as required. – Motion: moved, seconded, approved
- M&S: Approve up to 3 teachers to attend the CAGT conference in October 2019- Motion: moved, seconded, approved
- M&S: Approve $5,000 to fund stipends payable to teachers who will offer extracurricular opportunities for students and the establishment committee to determine how the stipends will allocated- Motion: moved, seconded, approved
- M&S: Approve executive committee for summer hiring Teran, Beth, Frank, Julie with substituting as needed Paul or Monica – Motion: moved, seconded, approved
- M&S: Approve stipend of $2,500 not tied to hourly to incoming interim head of school for the remainder of the transition. Motion: moved, seconded, approved
Process observer
Next regularly scheduled meeting is Thursday August 15, 2019 @ 6:00
Adjourn at 8:38 pm