CLC Board Meeting Minutes
4/26/01

Attending: Glenn Johnson, Liz Kisenwether, Lisa Sharfstein, DianeLehman, Ann Bolser, Mark Toci, Kyle Peck, Katy Cleary, TheresaShay

The open meeting of the Board began at 8:45 p.m.

I. Approval of the Minutes

The following corrections were made to the minutes of the 4/4/01:(section B)
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Board approved the paying of the bills.

With these amendments, the minutes were approved.

II. Business

A. Executive Session.

The Board met regarding personnel issues and the budget developmentprocess.

B. Policy Discussion

Board Duties and Board Operations need to be approved in order tofacilitate operation of the CLC school board. Discussion ensuedregarding the confusing wording of the section information (members,trustees, etc.). Kyle Peck suggested that the CAO be automaticallypart of the board, the parent representative of the board be electedby the parents, teacher representative be elected by the teachers,and those officials appoint the rest of the members of the board.Mark Toci disagreed, saying that this gives the board too much power.Discussion ensued regarding how the rest of the board should beselected. We need to add job descriptions and a description of whothe board represents. Amendments need to be made to add the CAO, aswell as increase the number of officers to 5 instead of 4.

Discussion occurred regarding the power and scope of the boardbalanced with the power of the teachers to make decisions. GlennJohnson asserted that there are tasks that the board needs to review,and other policy areas where they need to take a stronger, morefunctional role. He also said that creating the policy is thedifficult part; amending it later to address some of the concernsbrought up tonight should be easier. Others disagreed, saying thatdown the line it might be very difficult to make changes. Ann Bolsersuggested that there is still a lot of work to be done on thesesection titles before they can be approved. Glenn’s concern isthat teacher job descriptions and salaries, approval for adding a 5thteam, and budget approval need to happen now. Board is empowered todo all of these things without approval of the section titles.

Board resolved to put the Board Duties and Operations section titlesand descriptions on the shelf until early summer when staff will havemore time to address these issues.

C. Job Descriptions and Salary Ranges

The lead teacher job description has been amended mainly to reflect aremoval of administrative responsibilities. The assistant teacher jobdescription no longer requires a math teaching component oradministrative responsibilities. The assistant is primarily requiredto support the lead teacher. The math teacher responsibility may betaken by an assistant or lead, who will receive additionalcompensation.

Salary structure reflects the experience of the teachers the CLC istrying to attract. Graded scale addresses variations in experience,education, and time at CLC.

Liz Kisenwether motioned to approve the job descriptions; LisaSharfstein seconded.

D. Arts Block Contractors

Six contracts for arts block teachers need approval. Salaries rangingfrom $150 to $300 depending on the number of students and number ofhours taught. The Board approved these contracts.

E. ESP Coordinator

Because Brian Rowan can no longer act as ESP Coordinator as of May,the faculty suggests that Jalynn Woleslagle be hired as the ESPCoordinator. The Board approves this change.

F. Adding a Fifth Class

Approval is needed for the CLC to increase student enrollment by oneclass for the 2001-2002 school year. The Board approves thisaddition.

G. Special Services Teacher

Special Services Teacher job description needs to be approved so thatit can be advertised. Mark and Lisa have looked at this descriptionwith Glenn. Liz moved to approve; Glenn seconded.


III. Financial

The Budget Report for 2000/2001 for the quarter ending March 31,2001 was submitted. No major anomalies exist in the report. The waysupplies are reported need adjustment. Pay for substitutes will gomuch higher than budgeted. Liz motioned to approve; Lisaseconded.

Ann Bolser stated that the State Ethics Commission requires Boardmembers to complete a statement of financial interests because theyare expending public funds. Board members were asked to fill thisform out.

Ann would like to search for another insurance company and anotheraccounting firm. The Board approves these searches.

The Board approved the paying of the bills.


The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.

The next regular meeting of the Board will be on 5/24/01.