IMSA Governing Board
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Saturday February 4, 2017 at 10:00 AM
Location
7435 N. Keystone Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46240
Directors Present
D. Coats, E. Ozdemir, K. Millard, L. Box, M. Dundar, M. Gonulalan, R. Ernst
Directors Absent
B. Guler
Ex Officio Members Present
H. Akkaya, M. Arslan, M. Atlihan, M. Dunn
Non Voting Members Present
H. Akkaya, M. Arslan, M. Atlihan, M. Dunn
Guests Present
B. Dickey, J. Brown, K. Pattison
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
K. Millard called a meeting of the board of directors of IMSA Governing Board to order on Saturday Feb 4, 2017 at 10:02 AM.
C.
Pledge of Allegiance
"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic, for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
D.
Adopt the Agenda
M. Gonulalan made a motion to adopt the agenda.
D. Coats seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Public Input
K. Millard opened the floor for public input. No public input was given.
II. New Business Items
A.
Strategic Discussion on South Campus
K. Millard asked everyone to read the information in the packet regarding the closing of IMSA South. The Press Release is to go out on Monday, Feb. 6th at 4 p.m. The staff letter will be presented at the staff meeting on Monday, February 6, 2017, at 3:45 p.m. Discussion was made to make a few changes to the letters, adding in the location of the events listed.
Emphasis was made to make sure that we help teachers find another job, whether it is at IMSA North or IMSA West or someplace else. Currently, there are 31 Staff members employed at IMSA South, which includes 19 teachers. We need to be prepared with information in case people ask specific questions on why the school was closing. Mr. Arslan will get the information. L. Box suggested a parent Q & A sheet like was done for the staff. M. Gonulalan asked if we could add the counselor’s information to the parent letter in case they needed someone to talk to.
A meeting will be held with B. Dickey from OEI in regards to the schools fairs on February 16th and 18th. There will be a 30 minutes parent info session prior to the school fairs.
K. Millard shared the inception of the Governance Committee, the committee members are: K. Millard, R. Ernst, D. Coats, M. Arslan, and M. Dunn. This committee will meet monthly prior to each board meeting. They are looking at making a change in the by-laws and creating a term limit: 3 year terms with a maximum of 3 consecutive terms. They will elect new officers at the June meeting.
K. Millard stated that we really need to take the Deficiency Letter for North seriously. K. Pattison stated that he saw an increase in the sense of urgency during the meetings he has attended.
K. Millard also shared that our annual board meeting on June 17th will be the end of his term as Chairman. The board needs to think about who they want to replace him.
Emphasis was made to make sure that we help teachers find another job, whether it is at IMSA North or IMSA West or someplace else. Currently, there are 31 Staff members employed at IMSA South, which includes 19 teachers. We need to be prepared with information in case people ask specific questions on why the school was closing. Mr. Arslan will get the information. L. Box suggested a parent Q & A sheet like was done for the staff. M. Gonulalan asked if we could add the counselor’s information to the parent letter in case they needed someone to talk to.
A meeting will be held with B. Dickey from OEI in regards to the schools fairs on February 16th and 18th. There will be a 30 minutes parent info session prior to the school fairs.
K. Millard shared the inception of the Governance Committee, the committee members are: K. Millard, R. Ernst, D. Coats, M. Arslan, and M. Dunn. This committee will meet monthly prior to each board meeting. They are looking at making a change in the by-laws and creating a term limit: 3 year terms with a maximum of 3 consecutive terms. They will elect new officers at the June meeting.
K. Millard stated that we really need to take the Deficiency Letter for North seriously. K. Pattison stated that he saw an increase in the sense of urgency during the meetings he has attended.
K. Millard also shared that our annual board meeting on June 17th will be the end of his term as Chairman. The board needs to think about who they want to replace him.
B.
Approval of South closing Timeline and Documents
R. Ernst made a motion to approve the timeline and documents for the South closing.
D. Coats seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Approval of Minutes
A.
Approval of January 21, 2017 Board Meeting Minutes
M. Gonulalan made a motion to approve the minutes from the Board Meeting on January 21, 2017.
D. Coats seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
R. Ernst made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
D. Coats 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 11:25 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Millard