CLC Board Meeting Minutes
3/1/01

Glenn Johnson, Mark Toci, Ann Bolser, MJ Hogan, Jean Morrow, LizKisenwether, Sara Barley, Ann Bolser, Denise Kochersperger, KatyCleary, Lauri Perman, Giles Driscoll, Kyle Peck, MJ Hogan, LisaSharfstein, Lauri Perman, Jalynn Woleslagle, Michael Hecht., BrianRowan.

I. Approval of the Minutes

• The January Board minutes were approved????? Lauri Perman wasin attendance, though the minutes did not record that.

III. Business

A. Substitute Teachers Policy
The proposed Substitute teacher policy including pay rates wasapproved. The approved CLC rates are a little higher than SCASD ratesbut the responsibilities of CLC substitute teachers are greater thanthose of SCASD substitutes.

B. Facilities
Since the last Board meeting, the seller of the church property on W.College Ave. asked CLC to make an offer which CLC did. Glenn Johnsonread a letter received from Dan Klees who was unable to attend themeeting. Briefly, Dan thinks the site is a good one but raised usefulquestions about the financial implications of owning and maintaininga building which would be a new venture for the CLC.
In discussing proximity to a soccer field, Kyle Peck suggested avacuum tube to get students from the school to the field. Mark Tocicountered by suggesting a fleet of helicopters. Liz Kizenwethersuggested that trebuchet might be an alternative. Michael Hechtsuggested a teleportation chamber. After this brief interlude, Glennconvened us back to order to focus on money.
The owner’s asking price was $1.2 million. An offer of $1.1million was accepted. Proposed settlement terms were distributed anddiscussed, including a second mortgage to be held by the currentproperty owner.
Currently the CLC pays $7800 a month. Monthly costs of the agreementare $9000 but this does not include maintenance and some utilities.Ann Bolser prepared profit/loss statements including maintenanceexpenses.
The profit/loss statements show 105 students next year. At present,there are 33 seventh graders. One possibility would be to have alarge 8th grade class and 3 regular size clases. At present, it ishard to determine the exact configuration of classes for next yearwithout knowing which students will return next year. Staff membersare also discussing other ways to organize instruction that mightalso address teacher burnout and flexibility on instruction.
A move would imply a lot of extra work this summer. Parents will needto help.
The proposed budget reflects a larger proportion of time devoted to aCAO position (3/4 time). This proposed change would reduce stress onthe CAO as well as on all the lead teachers. The CAO position also beresponsible for grant getting in the future.

The Board approved the P & L statement and approved the CLCseeking a bank loan for the purchase. The Board also approved Glennwriting a letter to all parents explaining the Board actionsregarding the new facility.

C. Issue Framing Session. Dave Dillon, a parent of a CLC student, isseeking to gather interested participants for a session to discussequity in educational funding in the Commonwealth of PA. The Boardapproved including a statement in the Friday folder to let peopleknow about this activity.

D. Project Blocks. Both pods will have single longer projects to endthe year. In addition, the 7th graders in Glenn’s class will beinvited to participate with Team 1 and Team 2 during the last projectblock to facilitate their integration with the other 7th graders inpreparation for next year.

IV. Personnel Changes

CLC had asked Josephine to respond to CLC by a specific dateregarding when she could return to the school as a full-time teacher.She has made the decision not to return to school this year. Shespoke to Team I students earlier this week and has written a letterto be sent home in the Friday folder.

The Board approved the substitute plan currently in place to beextended through the remainder of the school year with a recognitionthat Brian Rowan would not be available to supervise theafter-school
program during the last 3 weeks of the year.

IV. Financial

• Authorization to pay bills - The board approvedpaying the bills.

The meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.

The next regular meeting of the Board will be on 3/22/01.