MCCPS Board of Trustees
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday October 25, 2016 at 7:00 PM
Location
MCCPS, 8th Grade Classroom
Trustees Present
Bill Bowden, Ellen Lodgen, Jen Jewell, Jessica Merriam, John Stickevers, Karl Smith, Nina Cullen-Hamzeh, Paul Baker, Paul McCarthy
Trustees Absent
Katie Hope, Sean Killeen
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Bill Bowden called a meeting of the board of trustees of MCCPS Board of Trustees to order on Tuesday Oct 25, 2016 at 7:04 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Karl Smith made a motion to approve minutes.
Bill Bowden seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Personnel Committee - HOS Contract Renewal
A.
Review and Discussion of All Evaluations Material
B.
Public Comment
Multiple parties made public comment. Some asked questions of HOS which she plans to answer at the November meeting.
III. Development
A.
Big Quiz Reminder
The Big Quiz Thing is scheduled for November 19th. The Gala will be held at the Corinthian Yacht Club on May 6th.
IV. Goverance
A.
Vote on new Goverance Committee Members
Bill Bowden made a motion to approve Chris Riegle as a member of of the Governance Committee, effective immediately.
Paul Baker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Bill Bowden made a motion to approve Lena Robinson as a member of the Governance Committee, effective immediately.
John Stickevers seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Finance Committee Report
A.
Board Vote to accept the Audited Financial Statements
Karl Smith made a motion to accept the audited financial statements as presented and approve them for submission.
Nina Cullen-Hamzeh seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Board Business
A.
Discussion of Amending By-Laws to Allow for Remote Attendence at Board Meetings
B. Bowden will do additional research to determine usefulness and feasibility of amending the bylaws to allow for remote participation.
B.
Discussion of Amending By-Laws - Monthly Meetings
The Board will put this on the agenda for a future meeting.
C.
History of the Foundation and the MCEF
If Board members have questions, we will put on the agenda for a future meeting.
D.
Expiring Board Term -Jessica Merriam
J. Merriam does not intend to seek an additional term.
VII. 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 9:01 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jessica Merriam
N. Cullen-Hamzeh walked Board through the documents she posted to BOT, provided a powerpoint presentation regarding her job performance as it relates to the upcoming contract renewal vote and answered questions from the Board.