Board Meeting Minutes

June 23, 2016, 2:30-4:15 PM

Minutes Approved

Western School of Science and Technology: CFA

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday June 23, 2016 at 2:30 PM

Location

Gaylord Opryland 2800 Opryland Dr., Nashville, TN 37214 (712) 432-1500 1060076#

Directors Present

A. West (remote), C. Pirrone, D. Shaw, J. Kaprosy, J. Molina (remote), L. Ogden, M. Woods (remote)

Directors Absent

C. Klonoski, R. Vertefeuille

Directors who left before the meeting adjourned

A. West, J. Molina, L. Ogden, M. Woods

Guests Present

P. Boyle

I. Opening Items

A. Record Attendance and Guests

Attendance was taken and guests were recorded.

B. Call the Meeting to Order

D. Shaw called a meeting of the board of directors of Western School of Science and Technology: CFA to order on Thursday Jun 23, 2016 at 2:37 PM.

C. Read Mission Statement

Peter read the mission.

D. Discussion and Consideration of Meeting Minutes from May 5, 2016

J. Kaprosy made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 05-05-16 Board Meeting on 05-05-16.

C. Pirrone seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

E. Call to the Public

There was no public comment.

II. CEO Support And Eval

A. Presentation of May and June FSD Report

Peter presented his monthly report.

B. Presentation of Compliance Update

Peter presented the compliance trackers.

III. Finance

A. Discussion and Consideration of May Financial Statements & Vouchers

J. Kaprosy made a motion to approve the financial statements and vouchers.

C. Pirrone seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B. Presentation of Finance Committee Report

There was no report.

C. Discussion and Consideration of FY17 Budget

Tisha presented the FY17 budget.

J. Kaprosy made a motion to approve the FY17 proposed budget.

C. Pirrone seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D. Discussion and Consideration of Updated FY17 Calendar

Peter presented the revised FY17 calendar.

J. Kaprosy made a motion to approve the revised FY17 calendar.

C. Pirrone seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

E. Discussion and Consideration of Professional Education Consulting LLC MOU

J. Kaprosy made a motion to approve the contract with Professional Education Consulting LLC.

C. Pirrone seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

F. Discussion and Consideration of FY16 Revised Budget

Tisha presented the revised FY16 budget. Board members asked questions.

J. Kaprosy made a motion to approve the Revised FY16 budget.

C. Pirrone seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Academic Excellence

A. Presentation of Academic Excellence Committee Report

Peter presented the Academic Dashboard.

B. Presentation of NWEA MAP Scores

Peter presented the NWEA MAP scores.

Motion to table J. Kaprosy; seconded C. Pirrone; unanimous.

C. Discussion and Consideration of Proposed Proposition 123 and 301 Performance Pay

C. Pirrone made a motion to approve the Prop 301 bonuses as revised.

M. Woods seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Kaprosy	No
D. Shaw	Aye
M. Woods	Aye
C. Pirrone	Aye

J. Kaprosy noted for the record that his No vote was due to Prop. 301 bonuses for teachers being too low.

V. Development

A. Review Board Member Support for Development Plan

Peter presented.

VI. Governance

A. Self-Evaluation of Guilt-Free Board Member Card

Peter presented.

B. Recognize Service and Recognition of Alli West Hughes, Josh Molina, and Liz Ogden

The Board recognized the service of Alli West Hughes, Josh Molina, and Liz Ogden. Drew thanked them for their service. Their resignations were accepted.

L. Ogden left.

J. Molina left.

A. West left.

C. Discussion and Consideration of Declaration of Vacancy of Mara Pernick's Board Seat

J. Kaprosy made a motion to declare Mara Pernick's board seat vacant.

C. Pirrone seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D. Discussion and Consideration of Appointment of Shelley Baltodano to Board of Directors

Cathy commended Shelley for their previous work together.

J. Kaprosy made a motion to approve the appointment of Shelley Baltodano to the Board of Directors.

C. Pirrone seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

E. Discussion of Potential Board Member Recruitment

Board members discussed and this was to be brought up at the next meeting.

F. Discussion of Potential Drug Paraphernalia Policy

The Board gave a sense of the board on a potential policy.

G. Discussion and Consideration of Proposed Graduation Credit Requirements Changes

J. Kaprosy made a motion to table until next meeting.

C. Pirrone seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VII. TeamCFA Update

A. Presentation of TeamCFA Update

There was no TeamCFA update as we were at the TeamCFA Conference.

VIII. Executive Session Pursuant to A.R.S. §§38-431.03.A.3

A. Executive Session Pursuant to A.R.S. §§38-431.03.A.3

There was a motion for J. Kaprosy for executive session; seconded by Cathy Pirrone at 5:50PM. It passed unanimously.

The Board went into Executive Session. Minutes are on file.

IX. EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to A.R.S. §§38-431.03.A.1

A. EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to A.R.S. §§38-431.03.A.1

M. Woods left.

J. Kaprosy moved to go into Executive Session. C. Pirrone seconded. Motion passed unanimously. The Board went into Executive Session at 6:02. Minutes are on file.

X. Director Support & Evaluation

A. Discussion and Consideration of Founding School Director Bonus

C. Pirrone made a motion to approve the Founding School Director proposed bonus amount.

J. Kaprosy seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B. Discussion and Consideration of Founding School Director Contract

C. Pirrone made a motion to approve the Founding School Director contract.

D. Shaw seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
C. Pirrone	Aye
J. Kaprosy	No
D. Shaw	Aye
R. Vertefeuille	Absent
C. Klonoski	Absent
M. Woods	Absent

J. Kaprosy noted that his No vote was due to the salary for the Founding School Director being too small.

C. Set Next Meeting Data & Agenda for Committee

No action was taken on this agenda item.

XI. Work Time

A. Work Time

There was no work time.

XII. Closing Items

A. Meeting Feedback

Board members commented it was a long but productive and important meeting.

B. Summary of Action Items

Peter reviewed his action items.

C. Set Next Meeting Date & Agenda

J. Kaprosy made a motion to approve the next meeting for 10AM on July 7, 2016.

C. Pirrone seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D. Adjourn Meeting

J. Kaprosy made a motion to adjourn the meeting.

C. Pirrone seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

P. Boyle