Cold Spring School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday March 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 Mar 20, 2019 at 5:34 PM.
A regular meeting of the Cold Spring School (CSS) Board was held on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 in the media center at the school. Presiding officer was Mr. Bob Albano, Board Chair.
Members present were: Mr. Bob Albano, Dr. Cheryl A. Hertzer, Ms. Janice Hicks-Slaughter, Ms. Kelly Payne, Mr. JR Renbarger, Ms. Tonya Tudor
Member absent was: Mr. Steve Downing
Chief Operating Officer, Mrs. Carrie Bruns; CSS Principal, Mr. Cody Stipes; CSS Assistant Principal, Mr. AJ Barcome, and Mr. Brian Anderson also attended the meeting.
Six parents of Cold Spring students attended and offered input. They were, in order of appearance: Mr. Josh Wise, Ms. Athena Weddle, Ms. Christa Miller, Ms. Melissa Larcom, Ms. Lois Kay, and Mrs. Chris Wise.
Six individuals shared input regarding the possibility of expanding to grades 7 and 8. At the conclusion of the parent's remarks, Mr. Albano thanked the parents for attended and sharing their feedback.
C.
Approve Minutes
Motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 02-20-19.
Copies of the minutes from the 2-20-19 meeting were distributed. The motion passed unanimously with 6 ayes and no nays.
II. FINANCIAL REPORT
A.
Monthly Financial Report
Mr. Brian Anderson gave the financial report, including Budget vs. Actuals for July 2018 through February 2019, Statement of Financial Position as of February 28, 2019 and the Statement of Activity.
Motion to approve the financial report as presented by Mr. Anderson.
The motion passed with 6 ayes and no nays.
Mr. Albano introduced Ms. LaKimba DeSadier, IPS Family and Community Engagement Manager, to the Board and the community members.
B.
2019-2020 Preliminary Budget Approval
III. OLD BUSINESS
A.
Revised Referenda Dollars Recommendation Proposal
Mrs. Carrie Bruns, COO, review two proposals for use of referenda funds. The proposals were clarified by adding "Cold Spring" before staff and by adding "one-time" to the proposal for full-time Cold Spring staff.
Motion to approve Proposal A as clarified for use of referenda funds.
The proposal passed unanimously with 6 ayes.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
A.
World Robotics Tournament Proposal
Mrs. Bruns reviewed the World Robotic Tournament proposal.
Motion to accept the World Robotic Tournament Proposal as presented.
The motion passed unanimously with 6 ayes.
B.
Expansion Opportunity
A proposal to offer one additional kindergarten class was discussed.
Motion to accept the Kindergarten Proposal as presented.
The motion passed unanimously with 6 ayes.
C.
Tierney Proposal
The Board reviewed the Tierney quote for purchasing educational technology with Walton grant funds.
Motion to accept the Tierney Quote for purchasing the equipment with Walton grant funds.
The motion passed unanimously with 6 ayes.
D.
Blank Signature Card Proposal
The Board reviewed the Bank Signature Card Proposal.
Motion to have Billie Joe Powers, Bob Albano, Carrie Bruns, and Cody Stipes listed as authorized check signers on the Cold Spring School checking account with First National Bank of Indianapolis.
The motion passed unanimously with 6 ayes.
E.
Principal Report
Mr. Cody Stipes presented the Principal's Report to the Cold Spring Board with information about:
- IREAD 3 testing
- ILEARN testing-as a result fo having abundant technology available for testing, Cold Spring will need only 10 days to complete the testing. This provides the school with 10 additional days for teaching because Cold Spring will not need to use all 20 days in the testing window.
- STEM certification-the state STEM certification team visited and evaluated the school on March 14, 2019. Cold Spring should receive a tentative decision before the end of the current school year
- Parent Engagement- 2 more Family Nights will be held.
- Family Tours- 3 dates are on the calendar
- Enrollment Update- Rounds1 and 2 updates were provided. So far, 78.1% of the 64 offers have been accepted and the children registered for Cold Spring
- Upcoming Events- ILEARN, final PIE Day on May 17, Fun in the Sun on May 23, New Family Welcome and Orientation on May 29, 6th grade Promotion on May 30, and last day for students on May 30.
- Robotics Team- 2 teams qualified for the 2019 VEX World Competition, Robotics won the Amaze Award and the Robotics Innovate Award.
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 6:40 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
C. Bruns