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September 12, 2024
6:30 Work Session
7 pm Regular Board Meeting
Muddy Creek Charter School and Google Meet
Present:
Lester Oehler Board President online
Megan Irwin Board Vice President In person
Karen Steele Board Treasurer online
Kathy Becker-Blease Board Secretary In person
Jamie Hahn Board member online
Jacque Krumrey Board member absent
Jessica Larsen Board member online/in person
Patrick Riccolo Board member In person
Sarah Danforth Executive Director online
6:30 Work Session
Nicole Linde, online
Action Items: Kathy will work with Sarah to decide how/where to post files
Discussion: Calendar for board goals, ED evaluation as discussed at retreat
Regular Public Meeting Welcome 6:33 pm
Agreement to do work in between meetings to have agenda and draft minutes out earlier.
Kathy will work with Sarah to decide how/where to post files
Reviewed board goals from retreat
Patrick: Need to set items for ED
Every 3 months, 30 min, exec session
Sarah will create schoolwide goals
Sarah will resend goals from last year
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Oct - Exec session, set 3-4 SMART goals, with timeline that dictates time for check in
Nov Board goal meeting
CSD report discuss at ICP
Jan - Form budget committee
Feb - Board goal meeting
March - final budget approved
April - Year end MOU
May - Approve budget
Board goals
June - Goal setting for next year
Aug - board retreat w board retreat
Suggestion: Google doc that everyone can add to
7:00 Board Meeting
Action Items:
Megan will bring a thank you card for neighbors building fence.
Karen has elementary principal salary schedule. Will share next meeting.
Sarah will create an interest form to see if/how staff would like to participate in Board meetings.
To discuss next meeting: live stream or recording is required effective Jan. 1.
Votes: 8/8/24 and 8/24/24 minutes approved.
7:00 Welcome
Heather Gettys, on line
Michael DeGarmo, online
MCCS Staff, online
Public Comments
8:00 early drop-off available
7:04 Approval of Minutes
8/8/24 and 8/24/24 minutes. Jessica moves to approve, Lester seconds., all 5s
Vote
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Nay (1 , 2) Yea (3, 4, 5)
Lester Oehler 5
Megan Irwin 5
Karen Steele 5
Kathy Becker-Blease 5
Jamie Hahn 5
Jacque Krumrey absent
Jessica Larsen 5
Patrick Riccolo 5
7:05 Executive Director Update
Enrollment:
~130 at start, now that 115, a few enrolled and never attended, 110 is realistic count
Working to increase enrollment
Open House/Supply drop off Sept 3 was successful
Reading and Math Curriculum purchased
Fence - put-down payment on fence, goes up end of October
Looking into trees and shade sails for playground, neighbor replanting trees and putting in a
fence; Megan will bring a thank you card
Plan for tuition/health care benefit implementation
More guidance needed on how tuition funds are dispersed
Health care benefit - not pressing, still worth offering
We need a plan, not just a concept of a plan. Budget committee work. Discuss in
January.
7:30 Treasurer Report
Karen: Got elementary principal salary schedule. Will share next meeting.
No report from Tonya.