TRIO Wolf Creek Distance Learning Charter School

Board Meeting Minutes

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

3:00 p.m.

 

Board Members Present:  Tracy Quarnstrom, Brenda Swanson, Stacy Bender, Tom Plocher, and Denise Warndahl

 

Absent: Jeff Vitali and Sandra Flint

 

Visitors:  Sheryl Palmquist, Cassie Piechowski, and Heide Miller.

 

Tom Doyle resigned from his Learning Manager position and as board member on June 9, 2006.

 

1.  Chair Tom Plocher opened the meeting at 3:01 p.m. Bender made motion to approve the agenda, Plocher seconded, motion carries.

 

2.  Roll call was taken. Bender made motion to approve the June 6, 2006 board minutes. Quarnstrom seconded, motion carries.

 

3.   No one present for Open Forum.

 

4.  A.  Miller reported that the total expenditures for the month of June to be $134,214.76.  A notation was made that this month’s expenditures were larger due to the annual payment for services to Chisago Lakes.  Swanson made motion to approve payment of detailed register check numbers 1316001736 to 1316001759 in the amount of $134,214.76.  Plocher seconded, motion carries.

4.  B.  Miller gave totals on the TRIO Wolf Creek financial report for June, 2006.   For June: total revenues = $555,494.59 and total expenditures = $689,162.45.  Revenues over expenditures = ($133,667.86).  Cash on hand as of June 30, 2006 = $154,268.30.  Audited fund balances = $273,603.85 as of June 30, 2005.  Bender made motion to approve financial reports for June of 2006.  Swanson seconded, motion carries.

 

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

5.  A.  Swanson reported on Web site revisions.  A small committee of people have been working on making revisions to several versions of the new website supplied by A-Leader.  Revisions for the web-site are going a bit slower than anticipated but Dale reassures us that it will be ready to go by August 1. A final format will be available for board review at the August board meeting.

 

 

5.  B.  Swanson gave final report on TRIO Wolf Creek graduation 2006 ceremony and possible changes needed for 2007.  The graduation committee will meet in the fall to set a date for graduation and other decisions will be made for the 2007 commencement. At this point discussion was in favor of holding the 2007 graduation ceremony at the Lindstrom Community Center/Lions Park again.  New diplomas and diploma covers have been received from Jostens. Both sets of diplomas and diploma covers will be free of charge from Jostens, due to an error on the set used in the graduation ceremony.

 

5.  C.  Bender will be doing a Class Server demo for all parents, students and board members on both August 22nd and 24th at the Wolf Creek Student Orientation Nights at 6:30pm.

 

5.  D.  High School credits committee (Swanson, Bender, and Warndahl) and guests met on Tuesday, July 18 at 2:00 pm.  The committee recommended that TRIO Wolf Creek Charter School stay at the required 26.00 credits to graduate.  However, they recommended an increase to the amount of required credits to include: 1.0 credit in health course work and .25 credit in OTIS (On-line Technology and Internet Skills). 
For Wolf Creek class of 2010 and beyond diplomas will be granted when the student meets all graduation requirements and obligations.  It is the policy of the school district that in order to receive a diploma, all students must:

1.      Pass the Minnesota Basic Standards Tests and/or Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments in reading, mathematics, and written composition, as per state requirements or higher guidelines.

2.   Complete 26.00 course credit requirements and graduation standards,
      as established by the school board.

4.0 credits in Social

4.0 credits in English

3.0 credits in Science

3.0 credits in Mathematics

1.0 credit in Art

1.0 credit in Phy-Ed

1.0 credit in Health

0.5 credit in Careers

  .25 credit in OTIS

8.25 credits in Electives

3.   Return all materials and pay all fines, charges, etc.

 

Swanson made motion to accept the recommendations of the committee.  Bender seconded, motion carries.

 

5.  E.  Quarnstrom reported on the Facilities Grant.  Representatives from TRIO Wolf Creek have been working with the company: Fielding Nair International (FNI).  Jeffery Lackney the architect from FNI has been working on the “Discover Phase” for Wolf Creeks grant proposal.  This will constitute a service proposal for the “Define Phase” of the grant proposal.  The proposal is due by September 30, 2006.  If the grant proposal is accepted than we would receive the funds in May 2007, the changes would then be made May to September 2007. 

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

6.  A.  Swanson makes motion to accept contracts for; Kris Sanders, Cassie Piechowski, Sandra Flint, Stacy Bender, Elizabeth Lenz, Sheryl Palmquist, Tracy Quarnstrom, and Brenda Swanson.  All contracts are being offered within the boundaries of the budget set forth by the school board for the 2006-07 school year. Plocher seconded, motion carries.

 

6.  B.  Quarnstrom made motion to approve Policy 806-Crisis Management. Bender seconded,  motion carries.

 

6.  C.  Quarnstrom reported on the waiting list procedure at TRIO Wolf Creek Charter School.  The procedure states that any student on the TRIO Wolf Creek waiting list will be contacted both by phone and mail when a position becomes available.  Upon which they will have seven calendar days to respond.  If no response within those seven days they will be removed from the waiting list.  Bender made motion to accept the waiting list procedure.  Plocher seconded, motion carries.

 

7.  Communications –  Information on the Bird Flu and the new legislation was provided for all board members to review.

 

8.  Plocher adjourned the meeting at 3:54 pm.  Swanson made motion to accept.  Plocher  seconded, motion carries.

 

The next TRIO Wolf Creek board meeting will be held on:

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. in the Wolf Creek Blue Lab at
11725 Stinson Ave., Chisago City, MN.

 

 

 

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Chair, Tom Plocher                                                            Date