CLC Board Meeting Minutes
10/26/00

Glenn Johnson, MJ Hogan, Liz Kisenwether, Brian Rowan, Theresa Shay, Giles Driscoll, Diane Lehman, Lisa Sharfstein, Jalynn Woleslage, Sara Barley, Denise Kochersperger, Kathryn Murphy, Lynn Parker-Kless, Dan Kless, Lauri Perman, Tom Ryan

I. Approval of the Minutes

The August and September minutes were approved.

II. Program

• Recharter Application SCASD has chosen to require a public hearing and answers to supplemental questions as part of the charter renewal process, which is contrary to our understanding of Act 22 Charter School law. The CLC attorney has recommended that we not attend, nor respond to the questions. In the spirit of cooperation, however, the CLC staff prepared a draft response for the CLC Board to review and suggested that we plan to attend the hearing. The SCASD also has asked the CLC to pay for a court reporter for the session. At this time, information is not available about the cost of the court reporter. The suggestion was made that it would be useful to get the minutes of the last SCASD Board meeting in order to get more background about the reasons that CLC was given supplemental questions. If CLC chooses to attend the hearing, it would be important to reserve CLC reservations about the process to the end of our presentation so as not to begin the presentation defensively. A suggestion was made that the CLC presentation be structured around highlights from the Annual Report. A suggestion was made that the supplemental questions be answered in writing and submitted to the SCASD Board in advance of Nov. 6. Finally, the CLC presentation should also point out the non-renewal issues (e.g. fraud) and that the school is not in violation in any of these areas. Another suggestion was that if the SCASD Board members ask any follow-up questions to the answers to the supplemental questions that they be asked to submit the follow-up questions in writing.
  

• Growth, Facilities and Status of Grants and Fundraising
A brief discussion on this topic evolved from the Recharter Application discussion. During the new charter period (if renewed), the CLC will have flexibility about whether to add new classes. Tentatively the teachers have decided not to add a class next year. That topic could always be re-evaluated. The remainder of this discussion was postponed to the next Board meeting.

III. Financial

• Request for Start-Up Funds for Publications Club. The Board approved this request in principle and empowered the teachers to approve a specific request for up to $200.
  

  • Authorization to pay bills. The Board approved paying the bills.
  
  Ann Bolser was ill so a complete financial report was postponed until the next Board meeting.