Lake George Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday March 15, 2022 at 4:30 PM

Topic: LGCS Brd Mtg - Jan 2022
Time: Mar 19, 2022 04:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

 

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Directors Present

J. Geffre, J. Gilley, M. Normandin, S. Bernstetter

Directors Absent

F. Zuercher

Ex Officio Members Present

L. Wade

Non Voting Members Present

L. Wade

Guests Present

K. Snare (remote), Noel Sawyer, T. Townsend

I. Board Work Session 4:30 PM

A.

Pay Schedules

Updating pay schedules was discussed

B.

Curriculum

Dr. Wade showed some samples of new curriculum to the Board

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 Tuesday Mar 15, 2022 at 5:00 PM.

B.

Record Attendance and Guests

C.

Approve Agenda

J. Gilley made a motion to approve the agenda for the March 2022 Board Meeting.
S. Bernstetter seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Approve previous meeting minutes - Feb 2022

M. Normandin made a motion to approve the minutes from February 2022 Board Meeting on 02-15-22.
J. Geffre seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

E.

Personnel Changes

New Hires:

Tyler Snare - custodian

Nancy Cox - Kitchen

Changes:

Tonia Montgomery - FT Facility Manager

Terminations/Resignations/Retirements:

Felicia Davila (Academy)

M. Normandin made a motion to approve the Personnel Changes.
J. Gilley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Administrator Report

A.

Administrator Report

See attached

B.

Preschool Director's Update

Dr. Wade is extremely pleased with Magda Roman and how far the preschool has come in such a short amount of time.

IV. Committee Reports

A.

Lions Pride

N/A

B.

Finance

RE-2 is 2 quarters behind with their payments to us.  We have money in reserve to cover the shortcomings.

J. Gilley made a motion to approve the financials for January 2022.
S. Bernstetter seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Policy Committee

We have some brand new policies to the school, and some outdated ones will be removed from our books.

D.

Security & Facility

No meeting this month.  

The heat is fixed in the administrative wing.

Repeat radon testing will be done soon, now that air handlers are working properly.

E.

Development Committee

Esser Grant and Early Literacy Grants applied for.

Funding for summer Literacy program

Radios ordered and delivered

F.

BAC

Met on 3/8/22 to work on Parent Survey.  Decided it needed to be short and have some open-ended questions.  They will get it out first half of April, so it can be acted on before the end of the school year.  

Talked about transportation

V. Board Communications

A.

Comments

N/A

VI. Public Comments

A.

Comments

N/A

VII. Old Business

A.

Policy - Second Reading

M. Normandin made a motion to approve the second readings of the below policies.
J. Geffre seconded the motion.

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

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VIII. New Business

A.

Policy - First read

S. Bernstetter made a motion to approve the first read policies listed below.
M. Normandin seconded the motion.

DG Rev. 2 - Banking Services

DH Rev. 2 - Bonded Employees & Officers

DI Rev. 2 - Fiscal Accounting & Reporting

DID Rev. 2 - Inventories

DIE Rev. 2 - Audits-Financial Monitoring

GDBB Rev. 4 - Compensatory Time for Custodial Staff

GDD Rev. 4 - Support Staff Vacations. *Holidays

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Approve Virtual Learning Days & Snow Delays

J. Gilley made a motion to approve Virtual Learning days & Snow Delays listed below.
J. Geffre seconded the motion.

Short staff Feb 23 (1 day) - Virtual Learning

Snow delay March 7

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Approve Administrator and Certified pay schedules

M. Normandin made a motion to approve Administrator and Certified pay schedules for 2022-2023.
J. Gilley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IX. Executive Session

A.

Enter Executive Session

J. Gilley made a motion to enter executive session at 6:05 pm for personnel reasons per C.R.S. 24-6-402 (4)(f)(I).
M. Normandin seconded the motion.

Administrator's evaluation

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Exit Executive Session

S. Bernstetter made a motion to Exit executive session at 8:00 pm.
J. Gilley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J. Gilley made a motion to Offer Dr. Lee Wade a contract as administrator, at the time that we conduct her in-person evaluation.
S. Bernstetter seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

X. Closing Items

A.

April Work Session Items

Rick Favinger and Tonia Montgomery to discuss water and facilities

 

Pay Schedules for classified and Para

B.

Top 3 Communication Items

Personnel Updates

Mystery Dinner / Spring Musical / Soup'er Art Show

C.

Adjourn Meeting

J. Gilley made a motion to adjourn the Board 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 8:05 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Snare