Lake George Charter School
Minutes
October Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday October 18, 2022 at 5:00 PM
Topic: LGCS Board Meeting
Time: October 18, 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
Amanda Redd, Julie M. Gilley, K. Snare (remote), Noel Sawyer, Rick Favinger, Tonya 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
Under Administration Reports, add E: IT update
Under New Business, add E: IT purchase
E.
Approve previous meeting minutes - September 2022/Special Brd Mtgs Oct 5 &6
Also from the special Board Meetings on Oct 5 & 6.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Gilley |
Abstain
|
| S. Bernstetter |
Absent
|
| F. Zuercher |
Aye
|
| M. Normandin |
Aye
|
| J. Geffre |
Aye
|
F.
Personnel Changes
New Hires:
Katrina Hallam-long term sub
Ashton Diaz-SPED para
Terminations/Resignations/Retirements:
Biana McCune
Cari Stelter
Open Positions:
4th Grade Teacher
ELA/Math Academy Teacher
III. Administration Reports
A.
Administrator Report
Please see attached
B.
Preschool Director's Update
Shelley Wing has applied for the Circle Grant for $25,000, and is working on the Temple Buell Grant.
C.
School Expansion Update
Rick Favinger has been working with the 8th graders on building a model of what the building expansion may look like. It will be available at the Halloween Carnival for everyone to view.
The Board asked if it would be possible to have some of the kids present the model at November's Board Meeting.
D.
SPED update
Regular MTSS meetings.
We now have 2 Virtual Village students with IEPs.
IV. Committee Reports
A.
Lions Pride
Halloween Carnival coming up on October 29th. Biggest fundraiser of the year.
B.
Finance
C.
Policy Committee
Met on September 27th. Attached are first and second read policies to be approved.
D.
Security & Facility
A representative from Natural Gas came and did a free check of the building for us.
Snow Plow bids: We still only have one from the same company we used last year. The board would like to see this advertised more aggressively. On Facebook, NextDoor, website, papers and on the sign out front.
E.
Development Committee
They have a few new members. Hoping to find someone with a strong recruiting background, to help with recruiting new teachers.
F.
BAC
Committee met on Oct 11th. Made some changes to the Mission/Vision/Goals and worked a little on the Stategic Plan.
Per Cindy Bear, we do not need to have our own Universal Improvement Plan.
V. Board Communications
A.
Comments
N/A
B.
Board Elections Results
The Board will formally cancel the upcoming election scheduled for November 9th, 2022.
2 Board members, Fred Zuercher and Amanda Redd, will be sworn in at the November Board Meeting.
There is still one 1-year board position open. The Board will be accepting Letters of Interest until January.
VI. Public Comments
A.
Comments
N/A
VII. Executive Session
A.
Enter executive session
For personnel reasons per CRS 24-6-402(4)(f)(I)
B.
Exit executive session
C.
Selection of Owner's Representative
VIII. Old Business
A.
Policy - Second Reading
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 Materials or Equipment
IX. New Business
A.
Policy - First read
EEA Rev. 2 - Student Transportation 2
EEAA Rev. 2 - Bus Routes 2
EEAC Rev. 2 - Bus Scheduling & Routing 2
EEAE Rev. 2 - Bus Safety Program
EEAEA Rev. 2 - Bus Driver Requirements, Training, and Responsibilities 2
GCL Rev. 2 - Professional Staff Schedules & Calendar 2
B.
Approve Emergency Response update
Tabled
C.
Approve Mission Vision Goals
D.
Approve 2 new BAC members
BAC: Jeannie Diaz and Tom Hopkins
Dev: Meagan Kunz, Amanda Hurley, Jessie Ussery and Jen Vong
E.
IT Purchase
Noel Sawyer would like to purchase 20 new laptops for $2000.
Tabled until after the finance committee meets next.
X. Record of Email Votes
A.
Workman's Compensation Policy
On September 29th the Board voted by email to approve the new Workman's Compensation Policy.
Jen Geffre made the motion to approve.
Susan Bernstetter seconded that motion.
The vote was approved, unanimous.
XI. Closing Items
A.
November Work Session Items
Finance Tutorial
B.
Top 3 Communication Items
The Board offered a contract to Rick Favinger for Owner's Representative
Board members Fred Zuercher and Amanda Redd will be sworn in at November Board Meeting. The election has been cancelled and there is still one position open for 1 year. The Board is accepting Letters of Interest.
Carnival and Building model on Saturday the 29th.
Fire Safety at the Fire Station October 25th.
The work session was cancelled