Board Meeting Minutes
Board Members Present:
Absent:
Visitors:
1. Chair Tom Plocher opened the meeting at
2. Roll call was taken. Swanson made motion to
approve the
3. No one present for Open Forum.
4. A. Miller
reported that the expenditures for the month of July totaled $15,078.71.
4. B. No finance report at this time. Miller will follow up at the September board meeting.
4. C.
Lease aid was sent to Jim Bermel at
OLD BUSINESS
5. A. Swanson presented the new web-site to the board. The new web-site is online and operational. Swanson is reviewing and making some minor changes in the next few weeks. We are still waiting on the submit-able application form online and a few other minor corrections.
5. B. Quarnstrom reported on Q comp. Quarnstrom last heard from MDE about a week ago; it is being reviewed by the Commissioner at this time.
NEW BUSINESS
6. A. (1.)
Board members presented
- Director position – one year term.
- Parent Representative position – one year term
- Community at Large position – one year term
- Community at Large position – two year term
- Full Time Staff (Learning Manager) position – two year term
Ballots will be sent out the first week in September 2006, to
families whose students attend
6. A. (2.)
A possible board retreat for fall to discuss topics was suggested by
Quarnstrom. Board members were agreeable to the idea and will Quarnstrom will start
to look for dates for this retreat to take place. Board members were asked to bring calendars to September board
meeting to pick tentative dates for the board retreat.
6. A. (3.) Quarnstrom reports on AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress). Under the No Child Left Behind Act all schools either make or fail to make AYP. AYP is reported in two subject areas; math and reading. Students take the MCA test and schools then get proficiency and a participation score.
On
On
6. B. Discussion
took place on article on Open Forum protocol.
Quarnstrom made motion to accept the sample open forum guidelines from
the MSBA journal on. Quarnstrom and
Swanson will work on developing a policy on open forum for The TRIO Wolf Creek
Board. Plocher seconded, motion carries.
6. C. Board members discussed the results of the student and parent evaluations done by Instructional Designs, Inc., (Rod Haenke and associates) in further detail at the board retreat but copies were supplied to all board members for review.
6. D. Quarnstrom facilitated discussion on
6. E.
Policy 624 – New On Line Learning Options - Swanson made motion to
accept Policy 624 with revisions, II F was removed and #5 no longer
applies.
6. F. Rigorous
Course Wavier Policy was tabled and will be brought to the next meeting.
7. Communications – From Office of the State Auditor entitled Financial Trends of MN School District and Charter Schools were distributed to all board members for review.
8. Swanson made motion to move the September
board meeting from the 5th to the 7th at 3:00 p.m.
because 9/5/06 is the first day of school.
9. Plocher adjourned the meeting at
The next
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Chair, Tom Plocher Date