Helix High School

Charter Governing Board

Minutes

December 11, 2006

 

Board Members Present: Ed Aceves, Peggy Crabtree, John Geary, Suzanne Koppman-Gue,  Robin Peterson, Richard Sutton

 

Student Representatives Present:   Rachel Graham, Spencer Spagnola

 

Other Representatives Present: Principal, Douglas Smith

 

I.                   Open Session – Call to Order

President Peterson with a quorum of Board Members present, called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. December 11, 2006, in the Library at Helix Charter High School. The Board immediately adjourned to executive (closed) session.

 

II.                Executive (closed) Session

A.    The Board met in executive (closed) session to discuss litigation/potential;

B.     Negotiation: GEA, CSEA, SEIU

C.     Employee Matters

     

III.             Reconvene Open Session

A.    Call to Order

B.     Pledge of Allegiance

C.     Public Report of Action Taken in Closed Session

      There was no action taken in closed session.

 

IV.             Procedural

A.    Approval of Minutes of November 13, 2006.

On motion of Member Crabtree, seconded by Member Koppman-Gue the board approved the minutes, with six in favor, one absent.

B. Approval of Agenda

      On motion of Member Crabtree, seconded by Member Aceves the board approved the agenda with six in favor, and one absent.

 

V.                Consolidated Agenda (One motion to approve items V.A. – V. B.

Items listed in this section are considered to be routine and are acted on by the Board in one motion.

A. Long Distance Student Travel (Color Guard to Primm, Nevada)

B. Categorical Funding

      1. Discretionary Block Grant

      2. Art and Music Block Grant

      3. Art, Music, and P.E. Supplies and Equipment

      On motion of Member Sutton, Seconded by Member Aceves the board approved the       consolidated motion will six in favor, and one absent.

 

VI. Staff Reports/Discussion/Action

A.  Financial

1. Proposed First Interim Budget

2. November Financial Reports

3. Approval of Discretionary Funds

On motion of Member Aceves, seconded by Member Aceves the board approved the financial report, with six in favor and one absent.

 

The board took a fifteen minutes break at this point to honor Royce Walkenhorst for a job well done. Royce will be retiring in December 2006.

 

B.  Business

1. Approval of GIS to meet Tech Credit

      On motion of Member Aceves, seconded by Member Sutton, the board approved the motion with six in favor and one absent.

2. Approval of Employment of Doug Murphy

      On motion of Member Aceves, seconded by Member Crabtree, the board approved employment of Doug Murphy as our Business/Information Technology Manager.

3. Authorization to acquire joint use funding for a new Performing Arts Complex w/ GUHSD and Approval to Expense Necessary Funds for Acquiring Joint Use Funding

      On motion of Member Koppman-Gue, seconded by Member Aceves the board approved the motion to expense necessary funds for a new Performing Arts Complex.

 

C. Student’s Report

      Rachel Graham and Spencer Spagnola reported on upcoming events.

 

D. Principal

      1. Public Relations Report

          Jennifer Osborn presented her monthly report and stated she is continually                         working on obtaining senior board judges. She stated the SARC is ready for the                administration to approve.

      2. Update on Helix Employer of Record and Development of Memorandum of                      Understanding with District

          Dr. Smith stated he has been working with Scott Patterson, Assistant Deputy,                   Business Services at GUHSD and having good, productive meetings. There will                 be three MOUs;  General, Facilities, and Special Ed.

 

VI. Communication on Items Not on the Agenda

 

A.    Board Communication

Dr. Smith congratulated Paula Ann Trevino and Garry Wilcox for being nominated as          Innovative Teachers of the month. An honor bestowed on them through GUHSD.

And stated we will be asking our lawyers for a workshop when the new board configuration is complete.

 

B.     Public Input

      There was none at this time.

 

VII. Adjournment – 5:50 p.m.