8/26/05
Present: Dan Kelley, Caroline Jones, John Battiste, Laura Medwetz, Brett Reese, Simon Tyler, Tracy Goodwin, Michael Viola, Mark Aimone, Ken Wright, Megan Durkin (the last five individuals were not present as voting board members and Caroline Jones is an ex-officio member)
Absent: No one
The PCCS board operates by consensus
There was consensus to approve the June minutes
1. Praire Creek Children’s House – Presentation by Megan Durkin
- Megan Durkin proposed creating a pre-K program at Prairie Creek. She sited a previous successful program at Prairie Creek. The class would have 8-12 students from 33 months to 5 years old. Enrollment would be completely separate from the K-5 enrollment, a fact we would stress with parents. The class would be held on the school stage and would be a 5 morning a week class. She could begin the class in January pending board approval.
- The board discussed getting sponsor approval, possible licensure and building code needs, and ways to ease potential friction with the charter sponsor. The issue will be brought to the Prairie Creek community at the “We Agree Session” and the board will use that input as well as Megan’s further research to make a decision.
2. Treasurer’s Report
- Fund 2 needs a transfer from Fund 1 to cover a $2000 deficit from 2004-2005. The deficit occurred because the school didn’t charge enough to cover the extra lunches ordered on a daily basis.
- It was proposed to give the director authority to transfer funds from Fund 1 to cover any current deficits.
- The group reached consensus on the above statement
3. Strategic Plan – lead by Ken Wright of SchoolStart
- Board discussed consensus and the decision making structure of the board.
- Briefly explained the “We Agree” process
- Board read through context pieces to clarify points, focus issues, and identify key terms to define.
- Board decided to retain three of the foci: financial viability and growth, defining success at Prairie Creek, and faculty and staff retention.