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Lake View Charter School

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Special Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday January 19, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/96568347400

Meeting ID: 965 6834 7400
Join by Phone: (669) 900-6833

Directors Present

Billie Adkins (remote), Glad Donahue (remote), Jessica Coombs (remote), Lindsay Mower (remote), Sara Rose Bonetti (remote)

Directors Absent

None

Guests Present

Darcy Belleza (remote), Julie Haycock-Cavender (remote), Royce Gough (remote), Samantha Myers (remote), Shannon Breckenridge (remote), Spencer Styles (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Lindsay Mower called a meeting of the board of directors of Lake View Charter School to order on Tuesday Jan 19, 2021 at 6:05 PM.

C.

Approval of the Agenda

Billie Adkins made a motion to approve the agenda.
Sara Rose Bonetti seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Jessica Coombs
Aye
Lindsay Mower
Aye
Sara Rose Bonetti
Aye
Billie Adkins
Aye
Glad Donahue
Aye

D.

Public Comments

  • No public comments

II. Finance

A.

Finance Training Workshop - Part 2

The board participated in an interactive exercise where Spencer Styles presented an example financial package and the board members identified areas of potential conversation that they would like to hear more about. 

III. Operations

A.

Shared Services Presentation

Royce Gough presented on forming a Charter Services Organization (CSO): a membership-driven non-profit organization controlled by its members. The goal of this organizational structure is to collaboratively represent the joint interests between Lake View Charter School, Clarksville Charter School, Feather River Charter School, and Winship Community School and to strengthen their identity. The presentation included: 
  • Initial steps to get started
  • Six-month timeline overview for getting the Charter Services Organization up and running
Discussion: 
  • Lindsay Mower asked: What services from our current vendors would we no longer continue? 
    • Royce Gough responded: We would explore all services. 
    • Darcy Belleza said: We love our current Enrichment Ordering System provided by ThinkSuite and would like to continue utilizing it. If that is not possible, we will look into other options such as Procurify. 
  • Sara Rose Bonetti asked: Is this in the budget/can we afford this? 
    • Royce Gough responded: Absolutely. These are all services we are already paying for. The goal is to find better products that are lower cost. 
  • Sara Rose Bonetti asked: This is happening rather quickly and I don't know the other schools very well. Is this a good decision? 
    • Lindsay Mower responded: The other schools want what is best for their schools, their boards are trustworthy and this would be a good relationship. 
    • Darcy Belleza responded: This is an opportunity to take the shared vision of the four schools and provide opportunities for all of the charters, especially the smaller ones. 
  • Lindsay Mower asked: What is a specific example of a benefit that will come from this new structure?
    • Darcy Belleza responded: If we want to roll out a new way of doing the enrollment process, we will be able to collaborate and facilitate that through the CSO. The CSO will be able to establish activities such as sports or a choir because they are a non-profit organization. This will also strengthen our community and shared identity. 
  • Billie Adkins asked: How would we go about finding our board member that would join the CSO?
    • Darcy Belleza responded: We can reach out to staff members to see if they know of any Lake View parents that would like to be on the CSO board.
  • Sara Rose Bonetti asked: Will The Cottonwood School be apart of the CSO?
    • Darcy Belleza responded: No, The Cottonwood School is their own organization and will not be involved in this CSO.
  • Sara Rose Bonetti asked: Will the CSO board members receive a stipend? 
    • Darcy Belleza responded: Yes, I believe so.
  • Sara Rose Bonetti asked: Do the CSO board members take on any risks with the increased activities? 
    • Royce Gough responded: The CSO board will write the bylaws and will remove liability from the board members. The CSO will have an insurance policy.
  • Glad Donahue: If the CSO establishes activities such as sports, will that reach the smaller, rural areas?
    • Royce Gough responded: We could incorporate families that live in remote areas in some group enrichment activities, but probably not sports.

B.

Uniform Complaint Policy and Procedures

Lindsay Mower made a motion to approve the Uniform Complaint Policy and Procedures.
Billie Adkins seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Lindsay Mower
Aye
Glad Donahue
Aye
Sara Rose Bonetti
Aye
Jessica Coombs
Aye
Billie Adkins
Aye

C.

Admissions & Enrollment Policy

Sara Rose Bonetti made a motion to approve the Admissions & Enrollment Policy.
Glad Donahue seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Sara Rose Bonetti
Aye
Billie Adkins
Aye
Glad Donahue
Aye
Lindsay Mower
Aye
Jessica Coombs
Aye

IV. Closing Items

A.

Board of Director's Comments & Requests

  • The board would like a resolution brought forward for the Charter Services Organization (CSO) during the next board meeting.
  • Glad Donahue requested:
    • A directory of school administrators, staff, and their related duties so we know who to reach out to when different things come up
    • A list of school-related acronyms (i.e. job titles, departments, services, ADA, etc.) that were referenced in the Memorandum of Understanding and in board meetings

B.

Announcement of Next Regular Scheduled Board Meeting

  • January 27, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.

C.

Adjourn Meeting

Lindsay Mower made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 pm.
Sara Rose Bonetti seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Lindsay Mower
Aye
Billie Adkins
Aye
Jessica Coombs
Aye
Sara Rose Bonetti
Aye
Glad Donahue
Aye
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Lindsay Mower
Prepared by:
Samantha Myers

Noted by: 




Board Secretary


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