Cold Spring School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday September 16, 2020 at 5:30 PM
Location
Cold Spring School
Directors Present
E. Scott, J. Renbarger, T. Graves, T. Tudor
Directors Absent
C. Wise
Guests Present
A. Barcome, C. Bruns, C. Stipes
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Renbarger called a meeting of the board of directors of Cold Spring School to order on Wednesday Sep 16, 2020 at 5:34 PM.
C.
Community Opportunity for Input
II. Financial Reports
A.
Monthly Financial Report
T. Graves made a motion to Approve the financials.
E. Scott seconded the motion.
Brian gave an update on our monthly financials. He discussed grant funds that would be coming in, as well as, reimbursement of Title dollars. He explained the updates of July and August. Explanation of reimbursement from Lexia Learning. He went through the three documents and answered questions accordingly.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
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| E. Scott |
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| T. Tudor |
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| J. Renbarger |
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| T. Graves |
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III. Old Business
A.
Corrections/Additions to Minutes of Board meeting August 29, 2020
T. Graves made a motion to Approve the Minutes from August 2020.
E. Scott seconded the motion.
Add to minutes- Tonya was not present for the August 2020 meeting. This should be changed in the minutes.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
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| E. Scott |
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| T. Tudor |
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| J. Renbarger |
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| T. Graves |
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Motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 08-19-20.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. New Business
A.
Bylaws Update
T. Graves made a motion to Approve to change the language of Article III. Officers. Section 1. General.
E. Scott seconded the motion.
Updated Bylaws- Board Terms, Office lengths have been updated. Terms listed out so that each person knows where they are at with serving in what term. Discussed the change to Article III. Officers. Section 1. General to read as attached document lays out. Discussed expanding the Board. Members appreciated that the terms of Directors are staggered so that all members would not roll off at the same time.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
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| T. Graves |
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| E. Scott |
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| J. Renbarger |
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| T. Tudor |
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B.
Walton Proposal- Final Plan for 2018 Grant
E. Scott made a motion to Approve 4th grade science curriculum, ms, science materials, and 3rd grade science curriculum, and clever touch boards (as funding will allow).
T. Graves seconded the motion.
Discussion on new items added to purchase from grant funds.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
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| J. Renbarger |
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| E. Scott |
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| T. Graves |
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| T. Tudor |
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C.
Beloved Cohort Proposal
Want to understand the outcomes a little bit better. This item was tabled.
D.
Grading Scale Policy
T. Graves made a motion to Approve new grading scale.
E. Scott seconded the motion.
Proposal to change our current grading scale to be in lock-step with the district's grading policy. Discussed relevancy and how the change will benefit students.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
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| T. Tudor |
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| J. Renbarger |
Aye
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| E. Scott |
Aye
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| T. Graves |
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E.
School Opening Update
Cody shared school reopening items. He shared IPS plan vs. proposed Cold Spring Plan. Discussed pros and challenges for each. Shared guideline from the MCHD on reopening. Virtual option remains for the all students throughout the school year. Students choosing virtual learning would be allowed to participate in school sponsored extracurricular activities. Engagement of students in the virtual students is high for our school. We are holding on moving forward with a plan decision until we have talked with and surveyed families by the end of the week.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:56 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
C. Bruns
Documents used during the meeting
- CSS Budget vs Actual Detail YTD 083120.pdf
- CSS Statement of Activity YTD 083120.pdf
- CSS Statement of Financial Position 083120.pdf
- 2020_08_19_board_meeting_minutes-3.pdf
- Bylaw Review Section - 9_16_20.pdf
- Bylaws of Cold Spring-Updated.pdf
- Board Terms_CSS.pdf
- 4th:5th Amplify Quote.pdf
- Walton Grant Sheet.pdf
- Science Supply Order - Cold Spring 2020.xlsx
- Beloved Proposal.pdf
- Grading Scale Updated.pdf