Opening Items

Please note which board members are present and absent for the Secretary. 

The meeting will be called to order by the Chair. 

The meeting minutes from the previous month (regular meeting and special meeting on 7/21) will be reviewed and voted for acceptance barring any agreed amendments. 

At each regular and special meeting which is open to the public, members of the public and employees of Kestrel Heights shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to comment to the board.

Public/employee comments and questions shall be:
1) Limited to three minutes (2 minutes).
2) Directed to the Board and not to individual members.
3) Presented in a professional demeanor and not in a threatening, profane, vulgar or abusive manner.
4) Topics that are relevant to the business matters of the Kestrel Board of Directors.
5) Recognized after speaker provides their name to the Board President prior to addressing the Board.

It shall be the decision of the Board if it is appropriate to respond to a question and which Board member will respond. The Board encourages all comments/questions to be submitted in writing to the board following the two minutes to ensure the entire message is heard by the board.

Individuals who engage in repetitive comments/questions will be asked to refrain and/or yield the floor.

Governance

Dr. Tracy is presenting the annual policy review.  The board requested that each quarter one of the three policies should be reviewed.  Dr. Tracy added the staff handbook  to generate a fourth group of policies.  

The Board will also have a chance to review the 2018-19 Staff Handbook (changes are highlighted in yellow). 

 

The school principal is eager to have board members volunteer at the school and she will be sharing her vision.  

Academic Excellence

Update on the required performance framework submissions.  

Board Members will have time to ask Executive Director specific questions pertaining to his monthly report.  

Ms. Goff will provide an update on the implementation of the 5 year Academic Strategic Plan.

Provide the board an update on the decision as it pertained to extending the school day.  

Finance

Discuss the Operating Budget 

Attorney will provide the board an update on the conversation with Tri Cam in regards to charges for facility use. 

No Update this month but will keep on agenda until the budget is finalized.  Expenses from the previous fiscal year continue to hit our account several months after the end of the fiscal year.  

Based on policy Kestrel Heights School (KHS) matches Durham Public School (DPS) salaries when applicable.  In July DPS released their salary schedule for the 2018-19.  Compensation is the fiduciary responsibility of the Board of Directors and requires board approval to make adjustments.  

The contract pertaining to the Capitola property was canceled during the Due Diligence process.  The board will discuss how they would like to proceed as it pertains to this property.