Cottonwood Valley Charter School

Governing Council Meeting

July 25, 2001

 


I.          Call meeting to order                                     5 minutes                    Keith

 

II.        Pledge of Allegiance                                                  5 minutes                    All

 

III.       Ascertain quorum                                                       5 minutes                    Keith

            Keith Elder, Dawn Jones, Francis Deter, Julia Calvert present.

 

IV.       Reading and Approval of Agenda                             10 minutes                  All

 

V.        Approve Minutes of 7/12 Meeting                           15 minutes                  Dawn

            Approved with changes

 

VI.       Public Forum                                                              5 minutes/person

Removal of juniper trees requested on for the benefit of children with asthma.  Minda Stillings is working on the Re-Leaf grant.  It was suggested that she be contacted to make sure low-pollen trees are selected.  Classrooms will have refrigerated air with filters.   Removal of junipers needs to be decided when a full board is present.

 

VII.     Correspondence and Announcements                                  Open  

            New CVCS phone # is 838-2026.  Francie listed bills paid and amounts. Motioned to pay all bills.  All ayes

 

VIII     Old Business

                       

            A.  Enrollment Committee Report                10 Minutes                 Cheryl

                        Third and final round of enrollment going well.  We have 122 students and haven’t lost any in the past 2 weeks.  We will probably pick up 10 or 15 more.  Discussed Kindergarten half-day vs. a K-1 split.  Most parents favored the K-1 split.

 

B.  Facilities Committee Report                               20 Minutes                 Keith

                        Grounds are being groomed, tank is removed.  We are sealing building and putting up fencing.  Building will be ready 8-6 or 8-7.  Cost of fencing around boiler room was approximately $250.  Most of the material was donated.  Funds for sealing the building requested.            Motion made to unencumber $2000. for the purposes of sealing the building.  All ayes.

 

                        Alternative sites.  San Miguel is not an option for an alternate site. Jeanne Gacanich and Dawn Jones attended a meeting with Father Domme and he basically said no to our request to use the Parish Hall should we need an alternate site.    Keith and Lana Elder met with First Baptist Church. The church was receptive and is going to present the idea to the parishners. (60 students max).  The letter and map the city council requested for possible use of Finley Gym was delivered.  The city council will discuss the use of Finley Gym as an alternate site on 8-6.

 

C.  Teacher Search Committee Report                    20 Minutes                 Cheryl

                        Joanne Ruby  just signed a contract with CVCS.  Lillian Momonyi is in the process of getting her new visa to teach here.  Six more teachers will be presented tonight at Executive Session.  Of this group of six, there are 4 masters degrees, 3 teachers with 30+ years experience each, new teachers.                  

 

D.  Formation of Employee Policies              20 Minutes     Valerie

                        Tabled until next meeting.  All ayes.    

 

E.   Approve Compliance to Open Meetings Act     5   Minutes                 Dawn

                        Open Meetings Act document for CVCS approved.  All ayes.

                                                                                   

F.  School Lunches                                                     20 Minutes                 Buster

                        Four restaurants are willing to cater lunches.  Hot lunches may cost a little more.  Chartwells, K Bobs and Boys and Girls Club, Ranchers were among those interested.  Board requested that federal guidelines be met or exceeded and that we stick with the restaurants that are experienced with catering.           

 

G. Business Manager Search Committee                20 Minutes                 Cheryl

                        Search Committee will recommend a candidate at Executive Session.  Some one from San Diego Riverside, who is an expert in charter schools, will come to train our business manager.

 

IX.       New Business

            A. Boys & Girls Club                                                             Kim Hignight

                        Boys & Girls Club made a proposal to cater our school lunches.  Hot meals are a possibility.  Kim was asked to present us with some sample menus, which followed federal guidelines.  

 

B.     Ad in Chieftain                                                                 Dawn

Ad for special ed and music teachers, aides and substitutes approved.  All ayes.

 

C.  SEG Update                                                                      Francie

            Our portion of the SEG money is $53,000.  However, we are having great difficulty getting this money.

 

D.  Purchasing—Curriculum, Facilities Materials               Francie/Amanda,

            Amanda Gallegos spoke on the Core Knowledge Sequence and the curriculum we need to purchase.  In 3 years, CVCS will have the Core Knowledge Sequence 100% implemented.  A motion was made to purchase the school start up kit for $3,200 and the Baltimore Curriculum for 1,900.  All ayes.

            Reading programs will be researched and chosen from the top three recommended by the Core Knowledge Foundation.

 

X.  Schedule Next Meeting

                  Next meeting—Tuesday, July 31  @ 7pm

 

XI.              Executive Session

 

     XII      Adjourn