Lake George Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday September 15, 2021 at 4:30 PM
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Directors Present
F. Zuercher, J. Geffre, J. Gilley (remote), M. Normandin, S. Bernstetter
Directors Absent
None
Directors who left before the meeting adjourned
S. Bernstetter
Ex Officio Members Present
L. Wade
Non Voting Members Present
L. Wade
Guests Present
David Bretag, K. Snare, Lance Geffre, Rick Favinger, T. Townsend, Tonia Montgomery
I. Board Work Session 4:30 PM
A.
Wishlist
II. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Geffre called a meeting of the board of directors of Lake George Charter School to order on Wednesday Sep 15, 2021 at 5:00 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Approve Agenda
S. Bernstetter made a motion to approve the agenda.
J. Gilley seconded the motion.
Under New Business, add Item C: Termination of water storage contract.
Fred Zuercher stepped out of the room prior to the vote.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| F. Zuercher |
Absent
|
| S. Bernstetter |
Aye
|
| J. Geffre |
Aye
|
| J. Gilley |
Aye
|
| M. Normandin |
Aye
|
D.
Approve previous meeting minutes - June 2021
J. Gilley made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 06-16-21.
M. Normandin seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Approve previous meeting minutes - Aug 2021
J. Gilley made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 08-18-21.
S. Bernstetter seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Personnel Changes
Resignation of Jamie McCarthy
Termination of Julie Dunham
New Para Megan Wingert
April Patton moved to the preschool para position
Carol Kohrs added some custodial work to bring her to full-time
Caren White added Testing Coordinator
J. Gilley made a motion to approve the Personnel changes.
M. Normandin seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Administrator Report
A.
Administrator Report
See attached
B.
Preschool Director's Update
Enrollment: 8 in the AM class, 14 in the PM class. A total of 3 have special needs. Bobette is working with the District on those. April Patton is fitting in well in the Preschool.
Buell Grant has been submitted for 2022, we should hear back in December. If the preschool receives the extra $10,000 that was asked for, Ms. Faux would like to purchase a much needed shed.
IV. Committee Reports
A.
Lions Pride
See attached
B.
Finance
Funding for last year was $16,000 short of what it should have been. The Finance Committee is looking into this.
F. Zuercher made a motion to approve the July Financials.
J. Gilley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Policy Committee
First read policies will be under New Business
D.
Security & Facility
Emergency Response Plan is finished, and will be discussed by the Board during executive session.
The water problem in the school needs to take top priority. The quality of the water is causing equipment to breakdown ahead of schedule.
Big thanks to Rick Favinger for all the work he has been doing for the school.
E.
Development Committee
See attached
F.
BAC
Discussed the Mission and Vision statements, and approved them for this year.
V. Board Communications
A.
New Colorado Law - Payment for Board Members
The new law would allow Board Members to be paid $150/day, up to 5 days a week. This would become effective December 1, 2023.
This will be added to the October Agenda for discussion and a vote.
B.
Comments
VI. Public Comments
A.
Mill Levy
The Mill Levy was approved to be added to the November County elections.
B.
Comments
VII. New Business
A.
Policy - first read
S. Bernstetter left at 6:00 PM.
First Reading of Policies:
DB Rev 2 - Annual Budget
DBGA Rev 2 - Budget Referendum
DBJ Rev 2 - Budget Transfers
F. Zuercher made a motion to approve the first reading of policies.
J. Geffre seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Approval of Service Contracts
Larry Waters bid for $750/month, including all testing and information to the state.
Waterloo LLC bid for $375/month, with no information on what that may or may not include.
F. Zuercher made a motion to accept the bid from Larry Waters.
J. Geffre seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Normandin |
No
|
| F. Zuercher |
Aye
|
| J. Geffre |
Aye
|
| J. Gilley |
Aye
|
| S. Bernstetter |
Absent
|
C.
Termination of Water Storage Contract
Contract was approved a year ago and no work has been done to this date.
The Board will need to put this out for bids again.
The Board would like to invite Larry Waters to a work session to get more information.
J. Gilley made a motion to approve the termination of the water storage contract.
M. Normandin seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VIII. Record of Email Votes
A.
Kris Snare contract Sept 9
J. Geffre made a motion to approve the contract for Kris Snare.
S. Bernstetter seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IX. Executive Session
A.
Emergency Response Plan
The Board will enter executive session persuant to Colorado Law 24-6-402 4D
Invited in were Dr. Wade and Lance Geffre
F. Zuercher made a motion to enter executive session at 6:36 pm.
J. Gilley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J. Geffre made a motion to exit executive session at 7:28 pm.
F. Zuercher seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
X. Closing Items
A.
Oct Work Session Items
Larry Waters
B.
Top 3 Communication Items
Lions Pride Carnival
Mill Levy
Open Positions
Snow Removal
C.
Adjourn Meeting
J. Gilley made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
M. Normandin seconded the motion.
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 7:35 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Snare
Documents used during the meeting
- AdminReport_LGCS_Board_Mtg_MonthYear.docx.pdf
- Board Report 921.docx
- LP Sep21.docx
- LGCS Revenue & Expenses 073121.pdf
- LGCS Expens by Vendor 073121.pdf
- 2021_09_08_finance_-_sep_minutes.pdf
- 2021-09-09 Policy Commit. Min.docx
- 2021 Policies to remove from books.docx
- 2021_08_31_development_committee_minutes.pdf
- DBGA Rev. 2, Budget Referendum.docx
- DBJ Rev. 2, Budget Transfers.docx
- DB Rev. 2, Annual Budget.docx
Facilities: 30% ; Awnings, Greenhouse, Lawn Mower, Turf maintenance, tractor
Academic/Programming: 60%; Computers/software/learning programs, 3D Printer, Animation software, Vocational/Career training/Trades, Staff & salaries, Coding/web design, Robotics, Aerospace.
Community: 10% ; Summer programs such as sports, theater, demonstrations.
Misc.: