Gordon Nagle called the meeting to order at 4:32 p.m.<= /p>
ATTENDANCE
Board Members: = Tina Beckman (member – teacher), Lisa Kent (treasurer - teacher), Brandon Mehling (secretary – teacher), Gordon Nagle (president – parent= ), and Kim Jurgersen (member - parent).
Board Members Absent:
Staff Members: Darin Shepardson (director), Mary Feath= ergill (business manager)
Other:
None
REPORTS
Teachers:
Lisa Kent re=
ported
that the students testing on Aims Web bench mark began on September 10, 2008
and will be completed this week.
Tina Beckman
reported that last week was the school’s spirit week.
Brandon Mehl=
ing
reported that the all school breakfast took place on September 9, 2008. The fifth grade class helped serve=
and
clean for the event.
Director:
Darin Shepar=
dson reported
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment II students’ test results are in a=
nd
will be sent home to parents.
Darin Shepar=
dson reported
that he met with Eugene Piccolo, Minnesota Association of Charter Schools
representative about membership. (see new business)
Darin Shepar=
dson reported that the school’s Gr=
andparent’s
Day event is coming up on September 26, 2008.
Darin Shepar=
dson reported
that the school is still looking for a librarian and volunteers to read to
students.
Business Manager:
Mary Feathergill presented the draft financials for the 2007-08 school year for board to review and approve. This is the final step= in completing the audit. (see action item)
Mary Feathergill stated she sent the school’s 99= 0 tax filing information to LarsonAllen for the 2007-08 school year.
Mary Feathergill stated that the school was approved f= or a Merchants Bank credit card. The administration will set up the same procedu= re as it is with the Merchants Bank debit cards.
Mary Feathergill stated that the administration in their weekly office meeting review= ed the 2007-01 Limited Segregation of Duties amended correction action plan and are following the procedures outlined in this plan. (see action item)
Mary Feathergill stated that the 2008-09 Rural School Achievement Program (REAP) grant is up on the Federal Government’s aw= ards website but we have not received the formal grant document. The grant is for $17,815. We will be using this money for specialty teacher wages and for st= aff development.
Enrichment Co=
mmittee
Committee met twice since the last board meeting. The first meeting was on August 27= , 2008. Committee discussed and reviewed t= he after school guidelines. Mich= elle Boelter will send guidelines home with after school families the first week= of school. Also discussed the ne= ed for additional staffing, but will wait to see numbers before bringing this requ= est to the board.
Met on September 4, 2008 and discussed the after school calendar, field trips for after school, enrichment ideas, and set up dates = for enrichment activities. Stepha= nie Peterson will set up activities for the dates that were selected. Committee also set up days to meet= . The enrichment committee will meet= on the second Monday of every month at 2:30 p.m.
The next meeting will be on October 13, 2008 at 2:30 p= .m.
Finance Commi=
ttee
The next meeting is scheduled for September 29, 2008 a= nd the time has not been determined.
Personnel Committee
Met on September 8, 2008 and discussed staff exit inte= rview, licensing error for 2007-08, staff schedules, paying hourly employees evenly throughout the school year and offering them 12 month payments, job descriptions, prior to school starting hours, committee membership and meet= ing time, and employee handbook items.
Personnel Committee recommends to the board that they consider paying hourly employees their wages in 9 or 12 month even payments= for those hourly employees that do not have too many changes to their schedules throughout the year. (see action item)
Next meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 22, 20= 08 at 4:15 p.m.
Technology Co=
mmittee
Darin Shepardson reported that he would like to pursue=
a Best
Buy grant to help provide updates to the school’s technology. Darin Shepardson met with Joan Francsconi,
Road Race was discussed and interest is still being ga=
uged.
NEW BUSINESS =
Discussion was held on legal references and cross refe= rences relating to the board policies and the statutory differences between a publ= ic school and a charter school.
Discussion was held about membership with Minnesota
Association of Charter schools and members decided against it.
CONSENT AGEND=
A
Tina Beckman motioned to approve, Kim Jurgersen second= ed, and the motion carried for the consent agenda item as follows:
Approve minutes – August 26, 2008 as edited
August bank statements and reconciliation reports.
August payment register and deposit summary.
Transfer from Merchants Bank savings account to Mercha= nts Bank checking account was done by board member and bank signer, Lisa Kent, = on August 27, 2008 for $8,000.
Donations:
Anthony and Stephanie Wolowicz donated facial tissue t= o the school.
Lisa Kent motioned to approve the 2007-08 school year financial reports. Gordon Nagle seconded, motion carried.
Tina Beckman motioned to approve the 2007-08 Audit fin= dings Corrective Action Plan amendments for 2007-01 that the administration is operating with. Kim Jurgersen seconded, motion carried.
Brandon Mehling motioned to set up some of the school’s hourly paid employees on 9 or 12 month even payments for the= ir wages. Employees Michelle Boelter, Melanie Anderson, and Lorrie Metz are approved to start on October 10th pay period with their choice o= f 9 or 12 month wage payments. Lisa Kent seconded, motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 5:20p.m.
Next meeting will be on October 6, 2008 at 4:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
DACS Board Secretary&n=
bsp;
Board Meeting
September 15, 2008