Charter Governing Board
Minutes
October 16, 2006
Board Members Present: Ed Aceves, Peggy Crabtree, John Geary, Suzanne Koppman-Gue, Robin Peterson, Cathy Singer
Student Representatives Present: Rachel Graham, Spencer Spagnola
Other Representatives Present: Principal, Douglas Smith
President Peterson with a quorum of Board Members
present, called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. October 16, in the Library at
A. The Board met in executive (closed) session to discuss litigation/potential;
B. Negotiation: GEA, CSEA, SEIU
C. Employee Matters
A. Call to Order
B. Pledge of Allegiance
C. Public Report of Action Taken in Closed Session
President Peterson reported there was no action taken in closed session.
A. Approval of Minutes of September 18, 2006.
On motion of Member Singer, seconded by Member Koppman-Gue, the board approved the minutes, with six in favor, one absent.
B. Approval of Minutes of August 30, 2006 Special Board Meeting
On motion of Member Koppman-Gue, seconded by Member Aceves, the board approved the agenda, with six in favor, one absent.
C. Approval of Agenda
On motion of Member Crabtree, seconded by Member Singer, the board approved the agenda with six in favor, and one absent.
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
(Band to
B. Consultant Contract w/Fast Forward
C. Consultant Contract w/ Impact Drill Designs & Music Editing
On motion of Member Singer, Seconded by Member Crabtree, the motion passed with six in favor, and one absent.
VI. Staff Reports/Discussion/Action
A. Financial
1. Estimated Unrestricted Revenue
2. Unrestricted Programs
3. Restricted Expenses
On motion of Member Singer, seconded by Member Aceves, the board approved the financial report with six in favor and one absent.
B. Business
1.
First
The board reviewed the documents that had been previously reviewed by our legal council. There were a few suggestions regarding wording. Adjustments will be made and brought back to the next meeting.
C. Student’s Report
Rachel Graham and Spencer Spagnola reported on the upcoming October and November events.
D. Principal’s Report
1. Public Relations Report
Jennifer Osborn reported on the updates of legislation regarding schools’ accountability report card and the streamlined template available. This has not yet been approved. She also reported she is busy sending thank you’s to senior project judges and recruiting for this years senior boards.
2. Special GUHSD Board Meeting, October 24 Adoption of Amendments
Dr. Smith stated the meeting had been moved to Monday, October 23 and encouraged all to be present. The meeting will start at 5 p.m.
3. MOU with GUHSD and GEA covering 501 C 3 Transition of Employees
Information will be coming out alerting employees of transfer choices. As it stands now we are expecting a low transfer rate.
4.
Report on
Dr. Smith along with Suzanne Koppman-Gue, and John Geary attended the La Mesa City Council meeting. Dr. Smith stated the Council didn’t believe it was enforceable to adopt a code regarding unsuitable billboards to be at least 500 feet from public schools. The Council would continue to explore other options such as asking the sign companies to only put appropriate materials close to schools.
VI. Communication on
Items Not on the Agenda
A. Board Communication
John Geary stated Prop 1D, a billion dollar bond measure for improvements of schools might be a source of funding for our performing arts department. He stated this bond allocates matching funds one-to-one and we should be first in line to put in our request.
Dr. Smith stated he would like to send a “team” to the upcoming Charter School Leadership Conference. If you are interested, please let him know.
B. Public Input
There was none at this time.
VII. Adjournment – 6:20 p.m.