Lake George Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday February 19, 2020 at 5:00 PM
Directors Present
B. Egan, J. Geffre, J. Gilley, J. Kirkland, P. Adams
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
K. Snare, T. Townsend, Z. Holmes
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Kirkland called a meeting of the board of directors of Lake George Charter School to order on Wednesday Feb 19, 2020 at 5:01 PM.
B.
Pledge of Allegiance
C.
Approve Agenda
J. Geffre made a motion to Approve the Agenda.
P. Adams seconded the motion.
With the change to table the Preschool Expansion, and the Task Force report has been submitted in writing.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Previous Board Meeting Minutes
J. Gilley made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 01-15-20.
J. Kirkland seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Record Attendance and Guests
II. Administrator Report
A.
Administrator Report
See Attached
III. Business Manager Report
A.
Comments
There still has been no BID for the update of the septic system
IV. Staff Report
A.
Maggie Kline
Mary Doty, first grade, was actually the teacher who spoke this month. First grade has been working with Barbie Garnett from the Park County Extension Office on Robotics and Embryology. The kids are finishing up the section where they built Lego robots and then programmed them with the help of the Academy students. Then they will begin the Embryology Unit. With the use of the newer incubator, they had 85% of eggs hatch last year. Using a high-tech flashlight, the kids will be able to see movement in the eggs after 7 days. This all is a great learning opportunity at limited cost !
V. Board Communications
A.
Comments
Jason Kirkland spoke about what a great school and staff we have. The Board is actively working on resolving the complaints that have been voiced by multiple parents in the last few months.
VI. Public Comments
A.
Comments
Several parents shared their positive experiences with the Preschool and the Academy programs. Three other parents of preschoolers wrote letters in support of the Preschool.
There were three parents, who spoke at previous Board meetings, who were present tonight and voiced their continued frustration with the lack of answers to their complaints.
There were three parents, who spoke at previous Board meetings, who were present tonight and voiced their continued frustration with the lack of answers to their complaints.
VII. Committee Reports
A.
Lion's Pride
The Lion's Pride bank account has $26,000+. They plan to have a movie night, another skate party, and possibly some yoga classes.
B.
BAC
See attached for the minutes from the previous meeting and for the Mission/Vision/Goals statement that will need to be approved by the Board.
C.
Finance
The School District has been sending our money on time this year.
Working to the preliminary budget.
Working to the preliminary budget.
B. Egan made a motion to Approve the January financials.
J. Geffre seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Policy
Scheduling conflict with a staff meeting, so the Policy Committee will reschedule their next meeting.
E.
Building Facility/Infrastructure
The Board will be approving the RF Consulting Bid later in the Board meeting.
F.
Safety and Security
N/A
VIII. Old Business
A.
Policies-Second Reading
B. Egan made a motion to Approve the policies for second reading.
J. Kirkland seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IX. New Business
A.
Policies-First Reading
J. Geffre made a motion to Approve the policies for first reading.
B. Egan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Replace Carpet Extractor-Bid
J. Geffre made a motion to approve the replacement of the carpet extractor for $2064.35.
P. Adams seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
IT Repairs/Update-Bid
J. Kirkland made a motion to approve a Bid for IT Repairs/Update.
J. Gilley seconded the motion.
The Board authorized Administration, along with Mataya Harrold, to decide which company would be best. The Board also authorized the funds needed for the repairs/update.
REVISED MOTION: Anything immediate needs to be done now, to include the server, firewall, and backup.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
REVISED MOTION: Anything immediate needs to be done now, to include the server, firewall, and backup.
D.
Pre-School Expansion Proposal
Tabled
E.
Keys to Lead Bid
J. Kirkland made a motion to approve the Keys to Lead Bid for $2225.00.
B. Egan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
RF Consulting-Bid
J. Geffre made a motion to approve the RF Consulting Bid for $3600.00.
J. Kirkland seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
G.
Approve Substitute Teachers
P. Adams made a motion to approve the new substitute teachers.
B. Egan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
H.
E-Learning for snow day alternative Proposal
J. Geffre made a motion to approve E-Learning for snow day alternative proposal.
B. Egan seconded the motion.
Markyda VenRooy presented the plans for having the students work at home on snow days, thus eliminating the need for full snow day closures.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
I.
Approval to change the calendar based on school closures and delays
J. Gilley made a motion to approve the change the calendar based on school closures and delays.
J. Geffre seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
X. EXECUTIVE SESSION
A.
Enter Executive Session
B. Egan made a motion to enter Executive Session at 6:10 pm.
J. Geffre seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Exit Executive Session
J. Kirkland made a motion to Exit Executive Session at 7:01.
J. Geffre seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
XI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
J. Gilley made a motion to Adjourn meeting.
B. Egan seconded the motion.
at 7:05 pm
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:05 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Snare
Documents used during the meeting
- Admin Report for LGCS Board Mtg. 2.11.2020[33754].docx
- MISSION-VISION 2019-20 Final 1 (1).docx
- 2020-01-14 BAC Minutes.docx
- Expense Report 0120.xlsx
- Expense Report 0120.pdf
- Revenue Report 0120.xlsx
- Revenue Report 0120.pdf
- AP by Vendor 0120.pdf
- 2020-01-22 Policy Commit. Min.docx
- KI Rev. 3 Visitors to School (1).docx
- KFA Rev 4, Public Conduct on School Property (1).docx
- KB Rev. 3 Parent Involvement in Education 2 (1).docx
- LGC - Network Estimate.pdf
- 20.02.17 Lake George Charter ACC-standard.pdf
- LGC - Server Estimate.pdf
- RF Consulting 2020.pdf