Cold Spring School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday April 17, 2018 at 5:00 PM
Directors Present
B. Albano
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
C. Bruns
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
B. Albano called a meeting of the board of directors of Cold Spring School to order on Tuesday Apr 17, 2018 at 5:38 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 02-21-18.
The motion was approved with 5 ayes and no nays.
II. OLD BUSINESS
A.
Financial Report
Mr. Brian Anderson from Options in Education Foundation was not present to give the financial report.
B.
Personnel Report
Mrs. Carrie Bruns gave a personnel report. Two retirement letters were submitted by second grade teachers. A third grade instructional coach and a media specialist have been hired. The media specialist will increase the computer science focus in the media center.
C.
SBA Discussion and Budget
Mrs. Bruns shared two documents with the board and led a discussion on SBA: Student Based Allocation. Because the amount of money allotted to CSS for educating each students is frequently changed, budget planning is very difficult.
Cold Spring School was awarded a $325,000 grant from the Walton Foundation. Cold Spring School was not awarded a Mind Trust Fellowship.
Motion to approve funds for salary increases for the 2018-2019 school year based on 3% of the total 2017-2018 salaries.
The motion was seconded and approved with 6 ayes and no nays.
Motion to give the Cold Spring School Executive Team the authority to provide salary increases of up to 3% for the 2018-2019 school year.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Board Document Housing Options Update
Mrs. Carrie Bruns shared a BoardDocs formal proposal to utilize this service for board management at a cost of $6,000 per year. Board members were asked to review the proposal before the next meeting.
E.
Board Terms
Mr. Bob Albano led a discussion of Board Terms. The Board needs replacements for Chris Gerrity and Leroy Robinson.
III. NEW BUSINESS
A.
Administrative Team's Report
Mr. Thomas Hakim notified the Board that Fairbanks Foundation awarded a $15,000 planning grant to Cold Spring School to develop a full proposal for a program to decrease substance abuse. A Parent and Family Dinner was heads part of the planning activities and parents were asked to answer a survey to help guide the planning. A consultant will help write the final grant proposal.
ISTEP exams are being administered for the next three weeks.
The Mind Trust is providing funds for consultants for strategic planning at Cold Spring School. The main goal for 2018-2019 is to develop staff expertise in core instructional practices.
Mr. Thomas Hakim and Mr. AJ Barcome will participate in leadership training with Relay Graduate School of Education in the coming year.
The school day schedule, including start and end times of the school day, has not yet been determined. IPS is changing transportation and school start/end times and these changes will affect Cold Spring School.
B.
Focus for 2019-2020
Mrs. Bruns asked the board for direction on the priority for 2018-2019. The Board must determine whether adding middle school grades is still a focus. Because funding to support Cold Spring School was not provided by the Mind Trust, the Board must reevaluate priorities.
IV. 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 7:14 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
C. Bruns
Chief Operating Officer Mrs. Carrie Bruns; Interim Principal Mr. Thomas Hakim; and Elementary Dean Mr. AJ Barcome also attended.