Present: Heidi Fletcher, John Tucker, Beth Shirey, Denise Kochersperger, Morgan Ilgen, and Linda Bergeman

Absent: Barbara Bliss and Darlene Fink

Attendees: Kosta Dussias, Pat Hunt, Mark Toci, and Tonya Greenland

The Board meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M.

Announcements: None

Review minutes of the previous meeting. No minutes were presented for review.

Facilities Committee: No new report.

Personnel Committee: No new report.

Fundraising Committee: No new report.

Library Committee: No new report.

The Board is still looking for someone else to serve on the Board as a Community representative.

Kosta presented a budget and capital investment/replacement schedule for review. The numbers are predicated on a full enrollment of 100 students and are a work in progress.

He presented a first draft of the CLC strategic plan for comments to the Board.

Kosta researched information for the CLC sign. A parent has volunteered to do the brick laying for the sign. As soon as the grading is done, the sign should be installed. The ideal time for this would be at the beginning of the summer. This way the grading and installation of the sign will not interfere with the student’s recreation.

Kosta announced that Tammy has returned to CLC as the school secretary. He expressed that all were glad for her return.

Pat reported that CLC is having issues with student behavior on busses in the State College and Bellefonte school districts. Proper behavior has been reviewed with the students and a note will be sent home in the Friday folders. Parents are being asked to review the bus rules that are in the student handbook with their children who attend CLC.

Pat and Kosta noted that a salary formula is in the process of being developed. Base salary, credit for job position, years of experience, degrees, participation in clubs/committees, student retention, market adjustment, mentor time, etc, will be included in the process. An Executive Committee meeting will be held prior to the main Board meeting at the March 25 Board meeting to review the status of the project. The goal is to have offers ready in order to determine who will be returning to CLC by the end of March or April. Heidi asked that the "summer questions", i.e. professional development, summer responsibilities, work schedules, etc, be answered and presented to the Board at an Executive Committee meeting.

The Board discussed its commitment to having minutes posted on the CLC website for the public. Heidi is re-typing the minutes for uploading to the website.

The Board discussed how to involve more parents/families in the operation of the school? Could a PTO act as the catalyst to involvement? Could the parents help coordinate the graduation process and/or an end of year picnic? The PTO could evolve into a group that takes on responsibility for social functions. How can we help foster "community"?

Beth Shirey offered to work on this task, but would like assistance. She will call a meeting of the Volunteer Committee to try to organize a PTO for CLC.

As there was no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 9:15. The next meeting is scheduled for March 25 at 7:00.