Lake George Charter School
Minutes
January Board Meeting 2025
Date and Time
Tuesday January 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Topic: LGCS Board Meeting
Time: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
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Meeting ID: 702 329 3608
Directors Present
A. Redd, F. Zuercher, J. Beall, J. Gilley
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
S. Bissue
Non Voting Members Present
S. Bissue
Guests Present
A. Patton, Elizabeth Pressel, H. Olivares, N. Sawyer
I. Board Work Session 4:30 PM
A.
Work Session - review budget and upcoming calendar.
II. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Gilley called a meeting of the board of directors of Lake George Charter School to order on Tuesday Jan 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Pledge of Allegiance
D.
Approve Agenda
F. Zuercher made a motion to approve the agenda.
A. Redd seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Approve previous meeting minutes - November 2024 and Special Work Session (Town Hall) December 10, 2024
J. Gilley made a motion to approve November Board meeting and Special Work Session (Town Hall) December 10, 2024.
J. Beall seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J. Gilley made a motion to approve the minutes from November Board Meeting 2024 on 11-19-24.
J. Beall seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J. Gilley made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Board Meeting 12/10/2024 on 12-10-24.
J. Beall seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Personnel Changes
No changes.
III. Administration Reports
A.
Administrator's Report
See attached
B.
Teacher Representative's report
- A staff member shared that she was quite impressed with the staff's cooperation and teamwork with semester changes, inside recess, and staff absences etc.
- Kindergarten is integrating their science unit of weather with language arts.
- First grade is doing the same with their Social Studies unit of American symbols.
- Second and Fifth grade are beginning their LEGO robotics, six week program. They are using "drop and drag" programming software that is borrowed from Jeffco Schools. Many thanks to Barbie Garnett, the Park County Extension Director, who has helped facilitate borrowing computers and LEGO We Do sets.
- Finally, Future City, led by Lizzie Meyer, is taking a 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade team to Colorado School of the Mines on Saturday, Jan. 25th. Second grade was able to observe the 7th Graders as they practiced their 7 minute presentation on Thursday prior to the competition.
- Lastly, It's pretty cool seeing kids walking through the school with guitars on their backs!
C.
StuCo report
None.
D.
Preschool Director's Update
None.
E.
IT Update
Noel Sawyer says that everything is great. He is starting to get teachers new desk top computers. He has started in the admin hall first.
F.
Student Support Services
- We currently have 8 kids that are private insurance.
- Checking in with students - 67 meetings (conflicts & school behaviors)
- 24 for families have given consent for check ins with their students.
IV. Committee Reports
A.
Lions Pride
- Winter Gift Shoppe went well - $181 profit.
- Pancakes & Bingo was great - $220 profit - 56 people attended.
- Chili cookoff in February
- Penny Wars coming soon!
B.
BAC
Worked on Strategic Plan.
C.
Policy Committee
Worked on more policies.
D.
Finance
- Refined the budget.
- Worked on Rebuilding the 1st & 2nd quarter financials.
E.
Security & Facility
- Next meeting in February - discussing reunification.
- Still working on grant for vestibule.
- Going to 7 day conference in Texas in July.
- The admin team is working on enforcing the student & staff handbooks.
- Had first real Lock-Down drill - All kids were amazing.
F.
Development Committee
- Grant writing - waiting on IRS to input numbers into grant.
- Round-up at City Market - $115
- Round-up now at Walmart
G.
Expansion
StuCo - update on values - HS acronym - H E A R T
V. Board Communications
A.
Comments
None
VI. Public Comments
A.
Comments
None
VII. Old Business
A.
Policy - Second Reading of policies listed below.
F. Zuercher made a motion to approve 2nd reading of policies listed below.
J. Beall seconded the motion.
- ADD Rev. 4, Safe Schools 2.pdf
- ADD-E, Safe Schools 2 (1).pdf
- JB Rev.2, Equal Education Opportunities 2.pdf
- JBB Rev.3, Sexual Harassment2.pdf
VIII. New Business
A.
Policy - First read of the policies listed below.
F. Zuercher made a motion to approve 1st reading of policies listed below.
J. Beall seconded the motion.
- GCS Rev.2, Professional Research and Publishing 2.docx
- GD Rev.3, Support-Classified Staff2.docx
- BEDG Rev.5, Minutes 3.docx
- BBA Rev.2 Brd Powers & Responsibilities 2.doc
B.
Motion to approve a new calendar for the board.
A. Redd made a motion to approve new calendar for the School Board.
J. Gilley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
My School Bucks Merchant Agreement
J. Gilley made a motion to approve the removal of Nicole Lamb and to add Heather Olivares and James Daniel to My School Bucks Merchant Agreement.
J. Beall seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Filling Board Vacancy
Decided to wait till the February meeting.
E.
Approve moving $60,100 from the reserve account in the general fund account.
J. Beall made a motion to approve moving $60,100 from the reserve acct. into the general fund account.
J. Gilley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Approve final budget to 0 balance
J. Beall made a motion to approve final budget to $0 balance.
A. Redd seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IX. Executive Session For Personnel reasons per C.R.S. 24-6-402 (4)(f)(I), concerning Kathy Dixon
A.
Enter into Executive Session
J. Beall made a motion to go into executive session at 6:45 pm for Personnel reasons per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(f)(l), concerning Kathy Dixon.
A. Redd seconded the motion.
Executive session for Personnel reasons per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(f)(l), concerning Kathy Dixon. Sam Bissue, Kathy Dixon, and Heather Olivares will be invited in in waves.
B.
Exit Executive Session
A. Redd made a motion to to exit executive session at 8:50.
J. Beall seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Vote after Executive Session
There was no vote.
X. Closing Items
A.
February Work Session Items
- Calendar review
- Q & A with Kate Rix
B.
Top 3 Communication Items
- Chili Cook-off
- Talent show auditions
- Future City competition
- New electives - Guitar and Culinary Arts
C.
Tasks/Due Outs
- Julie Gilley - send out board calendar
- Jim & Sam to create Q & A questions for open board position
D.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:03 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Beall
J. Beall made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:03 pm.
A. Redd seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Reviewed and discussed the budget. The calendar was not ready for discussion. Postponed until February.