Lake George Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday September 20, 2022 at 4:30 PM
Topic: LGCS Board Meeting
Time: September 20, 2022 @ 5pm
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Directors Present
F. Zuercher, J. Geffre, J. Gilley, M. Normandin, S. Bernstetter
Directors Absent
None
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
S. Bernstetter
Ex Officio Members Present
L. Wade, T. Townsend
Non Voting Members Present
L. Wade, T. Townsend
Guests Present
Ann Wallace, Julie M. Gilley, K. Snare (remote), Rick Favinger, Shelley Wing, Tonia Montgomery
I. Board Work Session 4:30 PM
A.
Work Session
II. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Pledge of Allegiance
D.
Approve Agenda
E.
Approve previous meeting minutes - August 2022
F.
Personnel Changes
New Hires:
Brian Goodwin - Maintenance
Changes:
Terminations/Resignations/Retirements:
Phillip Morey
Gloria Watson
Open Positions:
4th Grade Teacher
III. Administration Reports
A.
Administrator Report
See attached
B.
Preschool Director's Update
Shelley Wing spoke about using Creative Curriculum. The preschool is using the same writing and reading as K-2. Teaching sign language.
Shelley has made a brochure about the preschool to get out to the public
C.
School Expansion Update
Update by Jen Geffre and Lee Wade
Spoke to Jim Griffin at USDA about expansion. Offered two options strategic growth counseling & build counseling - Jen let him know we're closer to second option, but not quite there yet. They will provide help and resources to navigate grant and loan options for build.
Community Training & Assistance Center if offering free start-up/expansion coaching - Applied for on 17 Sept.
Zoom meeting with Gina Faford (BOT) wherein she gave ideas on fundraising for expansion.
Submitting request for grant from Tanner Coy.
Review of rural expansion project grants. One deadline is passed.
Meeting 12 September with Lions Pride to begin fundraising efforts for expansion and for Washington DC project.
D.
SPED update
Ann Wallace spoke about the SPED program.
We currently have 16 students needing Special Education intervention. 9 speech, and 7 others. There are 6 referrals and 10 being watched for GT.
Several staff attended Professional Development in Buena Vista.
The grant for K-8 math has been awarded.
E.
IT update
Noel Sawyer spoke about IT.
All the equipment for Starlink has been purchased.
The website went down because it was sold to Microsoft. Noel went ahead and bought .com instead. So now the website is lakegeorgecharterschool.com
It will be another couple of weeks before the phones are fixed.
Setting up a new network for staff.
Running out of laptops for teachers. Noel has rebuilt some.
He has ordered power adapters for Chromebooks
Working on the security cameras.
In tech class for the older kids, he is teaching them to take apart their computers and put them back together. If they can do it, they get an 'A'. Also teaching them to install Windows.
IV. Committee Reports
A.
Lions Pride
B.
Finance
Still catching up with financials from July and August 2022.
C.
Policy Committee
Julie M. Gilley went over policies that have been discussed.
D.
Security & Facility
The committee hasn't met.
The Sheriff would like to put a box on the school sign by the highway, that would hold keys to the school.
E.
Development Committee
Discussed grants, phones and the possibility of installing a system on the front door for office staff to easily let people in the building.
F.
BAC
Please see attached minutes
V. Board Communications
A.
Comments
Susan Bernstetter announced that she will be leaving the board as soon as she can be replaced. This leaves 2 open positions for 2-year terms, and 1 open position for a 1-year term.
B.
Owner's Representative update/process
The board still needs to interview candidates.
VI. Public Comments
A.
Comments
N/A
VII. Old Business
A.
Policy - Second Reading
EBCC-E - Bomb Threat Report
EC - Buildings/Grounds/Property Management
ECAC Rev. 2 - Vandalism
VIII. New Business
A.
Policy - First read
ECAA Rev. - Security Firearms
ECA-ECAB Rev. 3 - Security Access to Buildings
ECAD Rev - Armed School Personnel
EDB Rev 2 - Maintenance and Control of Materials and Equipment
EDC Rev. 2 - Authorized use of School Owned Material or Equipment
B.
Approve Emergency Response update
N/A
C.
Ice Maker
D.
Fire Alarm Control Panel
E.
Sub Pay
Daily: $122
Long-term: $153
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| F. Zuercher |
Aye
|
| S. Bernstetter |
Aye
|
| J. Geffre |
Aye
|
| J. Gilley |
Aye
|
| M. Normandin |
Abstain
|
F.
Committee Membership
BAC: Fred Zuercher, Julie M. Gilley, Mary Doty, Kathleen Ogden
Development: Dr. Wade, Tonya Townsend, Michelle Normandin, Amanda Redd
Facility: Dr. Wade, Tonia Montgomery, Susan Bernstetter, Rick Favinger
Finance: Dr. Wade, Tonya Townsend, Jen Geffre, Julie A Gilley
Policy: Dr. Wade, Kris Snare, Fred Zuercher, Julie M Gilley
Security: Dr. Wade, Shawn VenRooy, Lance Geffre, Susan Bernstetter
Task Forces:
Insurance: Jen Geffre, Dr. Wade, Tonya Townsend
Health, Vision, Dental, Hiring
Will last for 4 months, until January 20, 2023
IX. Record of Email Votes
A.
Bank Changes
Add Tonya Townsend to Park State Bank account; remove Gloria Watson from all online account access & cash management. Add Tonya Townsend to Colorado Trust account: remove Gloria Watson.
Date: Aug 25, 2022
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Geffre |
Aye
|
| J. Gilley |
Aye
|
| S. Bernstetter |
Aye
|
| F. Zuercher |
Absent
|
| M. Normandin |
Aye
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Gilley |
Aye
|
| S. Bernstetter |
Aye
|
| F. Zuercher |
Absent
|
| J. Geffre |
Aye
|
| M. Normandin |
Aye
|
X. Executive Session
A.
Enter Executive Session
"Specialized details of security arrangements or investigations." per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(d).
Attendees: Board Members, Dr. Wade & Tonya Townsend
B.
Exit Executive Session
C.
Votes pending outcome of Executive Session
XI. Closing Items
A.
October Work Session Items
TBD
B.
Top 3 Communication Items
Committees
Board Elections
Beginning of year