Board Meeting 3/25/99

C all to Order

8:55

Budget

• Review of Budget (year-to-date)
  
• We are receiving our regular checks from the school districts.
  
• How should we present the budget? When there are budget changes it may be easier just to present as notes. Perhaps a page of notes that highlights important changes.
  
• How will the school districts audit CLC? We will hire an auditor that will check our books and help us make any necessary corrections. This will be followed by a state audit that includes books, attendance, etc.
  
• State College will not be able to take back any budgetary reserves.
  
• Next month, will create an original budget column and a revised (proposed) budget column.
  
• Perhaps we should deal with changes to this budget and next years budget in one meeting. Then we can revise as necessary during the year.
  
• For the next meeting, we will review the current budget. We will also have a proposed budget for next year. We will then have a meeting after about a week to discuss the proposed budget and make any necessary revisions.
  
• Look into subscribing to some magazines.
  
• Our revenues and expenses are nip and tuck, but we receive payments at different rates.
  
• Bottom line..... We are in good shape.
  
• Will we be able to get a loan given that we are only chartered for three years? We do have a nice relationship with Mellon Bank and they have been very helpful.
  
  

• We are considering adding a secretary.
  
• We have approved the hiring of a half-time secretary.
  
• We may try and write in a full-time secretary for next year.
  
• New closers and aids. We did approve the hiring of two new closers last year.
  
• Angie is now working downstairs with some of our special needs kids.
  
• We may hire one more instructional support person to come and work with Mark.
  
• We will be hiring Sarah and Andy to come in and help Mark.
  
  

• Should we help put kids that cannot get online get online.
  
• Reduced and free lunch should be used as the guideline for determining who can get connected.
  
• We probably should not try and balance by gender.
  
• Look into the possibility of having shirts made that would help identify the kids.
  
  

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