F.W. Parker Charter Essential School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday September 13, 2017 at 6:45 PM
Location
Room 27 at the Parker School
Trustees Present
C. Igoe, C. Regan-Davi, G. Penna, J. Howard, J. LaPlatney, J. Saxe, K. Reeves, L. Warner, M. VanderWilden, S. Roach, T. Espinola, T. Sumner
Trustees Absent
C. Stack-Haan, J. Bartsch, M. Turnbull
Guests Present
D. Kruse, K. Tedstone, M. McKenna, N. Dudensing, S. McNamara
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Roach called a meeting of the board of trustees of F.W. Parker Charter Essential School to order on Wednesday Sep 13, 2017 at 6:50 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
M. VanderWilden made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 06-13-17 Board Meeting on 06-13-17.
T. Espinola seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Board Introduction - Get to know you Exercise
A.
Parker Habits of Learning
B.
Board Activity - Habits of Learning
C.
Norms and Goals Review
Board members discussed the Norms and Standards for the year. Board members are encouraged to read and review them from the board packet.
III. Principal's Report
A.
Principal's Report
T. Sumner talked about Parker's essential question for the year "How can we make tomorrow better then today?" He also informed the board about Facilities update including the roof and the summer work that has been accomplished. Some next steps include shoveling protocols. A Technology update included a $300K invested in wireless and laptop carts, re-designed server infrastructure, cloud-based storage plan, teacher training, digital portfolios. T. Sumner touched on the Essence Project which will be presented next month. The new director of TRSTC has started her position.
IV. Committee Reports
A.
Development Update
K. Drew and J. Saxe gave a third decade fund update. We are slightly over half way to the Parker goal. Board members were encouraged to reach out and find outside contacts to talk about Parker and the third decade fund donations. Fundraising ideas were also given to board members.
B.
Finance Committee
M. McKenna reviewed the audit results. There were no audit findings and everything went smoothly. The year end finished well with an asset increase. The Board agreed a second read will not be necessary.
V. Votes
A.
Audit
T. Espinola made a motion to Approve the Audit.
L. Warner seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
J. Howard made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
M. VanderWilden 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 9:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Warner
The staff proposed the following changes to Parker's Habits of Learning: Add Perseverance as a new habit and remove the language from Organization, change the habits to "I" statements, and remove "in school and daily life..."