Read by Jane Meyer

1--Ratification of attached check register, purchase orders, summary of revenue and expenditures for the month of October, 2017.
2--Gifts to School: 
3--Credit Cards:  L.Hildebrand:$770.44   M.Galvin: $1118.68
4-Personnel:  Increase Amelia Gutierrez FTE from .63 to .76
  --Approval of M.Neathery Personal Leave until 1/8/18

Thanksgiving Feast:  November 17th  Camp Comfort 8am-1pm:  $2.00 parking
Annual Programmatic Audit:  November 27th; VCOE  7 pm
Winter Boutique:  December 8th--5pm-8pm  
Garden Work Day: December 17th--9am
Regular Board Meeting: December 21--6:30 pm

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Cece mentioned that she attended the School's Halloween Parade that was loads of fun.

Governance Committee:  Jane Meyer, Cece Johnston, Deanna Weik
Finance Committee:  Tricia McClain, Jane Meyer
Educational Excellence Committee: Eva Oxelson, Tricia McClain
Facility Committee:  Tracey Reineke, Cecilia Johnston
CEO Evaluation Committee:  Deanna Weik, Cecilia Johnston, Tracey Reineke

None of the Board Committees met this past month.

Tony Biasotti reported that the PAC meeting debriefed the Trash-a-thon, received a report of CAASPP scores, and discussed the CCSA's Charter Nation.

Laura reported that Kindergarteners were very excited about Trash-a-thon and collected quite a bit of trash around the campus; they have started their Neighborhood project and have been taking field trips to the fire station, post office, library, local businesses; they will be creating models of neighborhoods and creating an ABC book of Ventura as well as creating a booklet , "What's Fun in Ventura" for kids.  1st & 2nd graders are currently working on a science-based project to help preserve Ventura's marine and freshwater habitats;  each classroom is going to the following locations and will create a field guide:  Lake Casitas, the Ventura River, Ventura's coastal habitat, and the Pacific Ocean at Ventura.

Mary provided an update on Attendance and Enrollment,

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Mary reported that the PAC discussed Goal 3 and Parental Involvement; parents believed that VCS does a very good job of involving parents in decision making at the school.

Benny reviewed the First Interim Budget report:  Enrollment is down by 7 from the budget; expenditures are up.  The board discussed deficit spending and the process by which the school can stop it; VCS typically over budgets by 3% so the ending fund balance will be higher than reflected.  Board approval for the budget was requested.

Mary reviewed the VCS Local Indicators on the CDE Dashboard and finalized the report.

Mary reviewed the California Charter School Advocates mission to increase involvement of the charter school community and the proposed parent letters to participate in Charter Nation.  There was consensus this should be made available to VCS parents.

Mary reviewed the revisions to the MOU between Antioch University and VCS for student teachers which included language added by Charter Safe, the school's insurance provider.

Strategic Planning to address deficit spending and growth.