CLC Board Meeting – April 26, 2004

 

Present:  Heidi Fletcher, Barbara Bliss , Morgan Ilgen, Denise Kochersperger, and Linda Bergeman

 

Absent:    John Tucker, and Beth Shirey, and Darlene Fink

 

Attendees:  Kosta Dussias, Pat Hunt, Mark Toci, and Tanya Pakutz Greenland

 

The Board meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M.

 

Review minutes of the previous meeting.  The minutes from the Board meeting of March 25, 2004 were presented for review.  With the exception of one typographical error and a clarification in the name of an attendee, no other changes were noted.  Linda moved to approve the minutes as amended.  Morgan seconded the approval.  The motion was approved unanimously.

 

Old Business:  The due diligence investigation for the Lighthouse Fellowship church was completed by Kosta.  State College rents their facilities for $25 per hour, so Kosta will be billing the Lighthouse Fellowship @ $100 per day to rent the big room from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Sunday beginning May 2, 2004.  The agreement will be a 6 month lease of the foyer, bathrooms and the big room.  Kosta had been authorized by the Board to complete the negotiation for the rental during a previous meeting.

 

                 Kosta displayed a new design for the sign.  The tile sign will be 4 feet by 5 feet, instead of the original size presented as 3 feet by 4 feet.

 

                 COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

Facilities Committee:            No new report.

 

Personnel Committee:  No new report.

 

Governance 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.

 

 

Reports:

 

Business Manager Report

 

Kosta reviewed the budget with the Board members.  He indicated that there was a decrease of $10,000 to the projected income.  The decrease was due to billed health screenings ($1500), additional cost of snow removal ($500), increased cost of utilities ($500), advertising ($1,500), additional equipment and supplies ($500), costs incurred for the swimming course offered, and costs incurred in providing snacks for both the CLC open house activities and for student testing.

 

The staff may use any outstanding surplus in line item 410 (building upkeep) to replace flooring in the foyer, the hallways, and the kitchen area.  Kosta indicated that he had an estimate for the creation of another room in the back of the big room, currently the art room, of approximately $16,000.  The decision to add the additional room and replace flooring will be considered by staff and presented to the Board in the near future.

 

            ECO Report                                                                                                    

 

Pat indicated that she is currently working on teacher evaluations, CAT testing, Math Thinking and PSSA testing.  She has also dedicated a considerable amount of time to activities in the Special Education area.

 

The question was raised as to whether we need to give the CAT at the fifth and eighth grade levels if we are also conducting PSSA testing for the same grades.  CLC has an expense for the CAT tests, but not for the PSSA tests.  Pat and Mark explained that the PSSA tests were not in existence at the time CLC was formed, so in order to obtain the charter, the CAT test was administered.  Staff will be discussing the testing issues.

 

Recruitment for new students is ongoing.  Some potential students were identified via the intention forms received from returning students.

 

New Business

 

            The Board discussed the need for a nominating committee in order to complete the election process prior to the end of the school year.

 

            The nominating committee appointed consists of Barbara Bliss, Denise Kochersperger, and Heidi Fletcher.  The nominating committee will develop a flyer to be sent home in the Friday folders and produce nominees for the open positions on the Board.

 

            Kosta and Pat notified the Board that Pat’s title needed to be changed due to some recent legislation; however, the description of her job would remain the same.  Barbara Bliss motioned that the ECO/CAO title be amended to the ECO/CEO.  Denise Kochersperger seconded the motion.  The Board discussed the roles of Kosta and Pat and agreed that their roles would both remain the same.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

            The Board discussed that the May meeting date is the Friday prior to Memorial Day Weekend.  The Board discussed changing the dates of the May and June meetings, along with the time of the June meeting.  The Board members agreed to re-schedule the May meeting to Wednesday, May 19, 2004 at 7:00 p.m.  The June meeting was also re-scheduled for Wednesday, June 16, 2004 at 5:30 p.m.  Linda Bergeman will contact the CDT to have the Board meeting dates posted in the newspaper.

           

            There will be an executive committee meeting immediately following this Board Meeting.

 

As there was no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45.  The next meeting is scheduled for May 19, 2004 at 7:00.