Lake George Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday February 15, 2022 at 4:30 PM
Time: Jan 19, 2022 04:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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Directors Present
F. Zuercher, J. Geffre, J. Gilley, M. Normandin, S. Bernstetter
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
L. Wade
Non Voting Members Present
L. Wade
Guests Present
David Bretag, Julie M. Gilley, K. Snare, Noel Sawyer, T. Townsend, Tonia Montgomery
I. Board Work Session 4:30 PM
A.
Update on SPED and RTI
II. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Approve Agenda
Delete Technology update
Remove Executive Session
D.
Approve previous meeting minutes - Jan 2022
E.
Personnel Changes
Magda Roman as new Preschool Director
Sara Griffin as new para in 2nd grade
Moving April Patton back to SPED para from preschool
Probable new hire for full-time preschool para
III. Administrator Report
A.
Administrator Report
See attached
B.
Preschool Director's Update
C.
Technology Update
IV. Committee Reports
A.
Lions Pride
David Bretag gave an update on the Lions Pride bank accounts, getting quotes for the new Lions Pride shed, and making the playground handicap accessible.
B.
Finance
Working on pay scales. Money from mill levy will help to re-baseline our pay scales. To go into effect for next school year.
State approved an adjustment for our per pupil funding, increasing it.
State may approve free breakfast and lunch for all students in the future.
C.
Policy Committee
Policy Committee met February 8th.
First and second read policies are listed below.
Policy Committee will now be meeting on the 4th Tuesday of every month.
D.
Security & Facility
There was no meeting this month.
CDE is coming to do a 5 year assessment of the building.
Continuing to work on radio communications, fire drills, and tracking keys/fobs that employees have.
E.
Development Committee
Committee met on February 7. Discussed grants, READ Act grant, Toshiba, Motorola.
Discussed possible reading program over the summer, drone building summer program, an electric sign for out front.
Need to start thinking about marketing material to get out over the summer to increase enrollment for the fall.
Open summer programs to the community. This could possibly help enrollment.
F.
BAC
BAC will now be meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
Talked about the budget, curriculums, SPED, GT
Parent survey in March.
Minutes are attached.
V. Board Communications
A.
Comments
N/A
VI. Public Comments
A.
Comments
N/A
VII. Old Business
A.
Policy - Second Reading
DD-E Grants and Special Projects Application Approval Form
BYLAWS OF LAKE GEORGE CHARTER SCHOOL
VIII. New Business
A.
Policy - First read
BE Rev.5-Charter Board Meetings
DD Rev 2-Funding Proposals, Grants, and Special Projects
DD-R Rev. 2-Funding Proposals, Grants and Special Projects
DFA/DFAA Rev. 2-Revenues from Investments/Use of Surplus Funds
JKD/JKE Rev.2-Suspension/Expulsion of Students
JLF Rev.2-Reporting Child Abuse/Child Protection
JRCB-Privacy and Protection of Confidential Student Information
B.
Approve Virtual Learning Days
C.
Approve School Calendars for 2022-2023
IX. Closing Items
A.
March Work Session Items
Pay schedules
Curriculum updates
B.
Top 3 Communication Items
Welcoming Mrs. Roman and Mrs. Griffin
Approved the calendar
Parent Survey
Snow days and delays update
Ann Wallace gave an update on the number of kids with an IEP and how many more may need speech. There may be as many as 25 RTI students. We need a solid intervention curriculum to pair with our regular curriculum. Dr. Wade will obtain examples of curriculum for the Board and Teachers to look over. The curriculum can be funded by a grant.