Cold Spring School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday February 20, 2019 at 5:30 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 Wednesday Feb 20, 2019 at 5:33 PM.
A regular meeting of the Cold Spring School (CSS) Board was held on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 in the media center at the school. Presiding officer was Mr. Bob Albano, Board Chair.
Members present were: Bob Albano, Cheryl Hertzer, Janice Hicks-Slaughter, JR Renbarger
Members absent were: Steve Downing, Kelly Payne, and Tonya Tudor.
COO Carrie Bruns, CSS Principal Cody Stipes, and CSS Assistant Principal AJ Barcome attended the meeting.
Mr. Brian Anderson participated and gave the financial report.
C.
Approve Minutes
Motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 01-16-19.
The motion was approved with 4 ayes and no nays.
II. FINANCIAL REPORT
A.
Monthly Financial Report
Mr. Brian Anderson gave the financial report, including the Statement of Financial Position as of January 31, 2019 and the Budget vs. Actuals for July 2018 through January 2019.
Motion to approve the financial report as reviewed by Mr. Anderson.
The motion passed with 4 ayes and no nays.
Mr. Brian Anderson left at 5:55pm
B.
Update of Walton/Fairbanks/Title Expenditures
Mrs. Carrie Bruns reviewed the Walton Family Foundation Grant and plans for spending the remaining balance. She gave an overview of plans for working with Nature Explore to develop an outdoor structure such as a classroom. Mrs. Bruns then reviewed the Fairbanks Grant. She has requested that some funds from Fairbanks be reallocated.
Mr. Bob Albano requested a future report on the success of the Saturday Stars program and expenditures.
Mrs. Bruns reviewed the Title Expenditures and the instructional services and professional development funded by Title I and Title II.
III. NEW BUSINESS
A.
Referenda Dollars Recommendation Proposal
Mrs. Bruns presented the Referenda Dollars Recommendation Proposal to the Board. Concerns were expressed about the cost of salary increases in future academic years. Mr. Albano requested a new recommendation for use of the Referenda Dollars be presented at the March meeting.
Motion to delay action on the Referenda Proposal pending a revised recommendation from management.
The motion passed with 4 ayes and no nays.
B.
Marketing Proposal
Mrs. Bruns discussed a marketing proposal and shared information from Signworks. She will provide more information about the costs at the next board meeting.
C.
Charter/Innovation Pros and Cons
Mrs. Bruns presented information about the pros and cons of remaining an Innovation School or becoming a charter school.
D.
Principal Report
Mr. Cody Stipes gave the principal's report focusing on:
- The STEM Certification site visit will be rescheduled.
- Enrollment for 2019-2020 is off to a good start and has increased with respect to round 1 in 2018.
- Parent engagement will continue with Family Nights, a New Family Welcome Night, and Family Tours of Cold Spring School.
- PIE Day is Friday, February 22, 2019.
- IREAD 3 testing takes place March 18-22.
- Technology available at Cold Spring School has increased with the assistance of grant funds.
- Two teams from Cold Spring School will compete in the State Robotics Tournament.
- Five of Cold Spring School's Junior Robotics teams will complete in the Wonder League Robotics Competition. There are 109 teams worldwide that will compete, and all 5 of Cold Spring's teams qualified.
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 7:22 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
B. Albano
The motion passed with 4 ayes and no nays. The meeting was adjourned by Mr. Bob Albano.
Recorded by: Dr. Cheryl A. Hertzer
Reviewed and Submitted by: Dr. Cheryl A. Hertzer