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January 28, 2004
School Board Meeting Minutes
In Attendance:
Board: Amy Brown, Barb Nagle, Patty Nordahl, Suzy Schweig,
Nina Simonowicz, Alan Stone, David Parsons, Deb Dwyer
Others: Kelley Sommers, Kathryn Nelson-Pederson, Aliya
Weisberg, Michael Stone
Taking Minutes: Mica Harju
4:08 Call to Order
By Barb Nagle
Welcome; Reading of the Mission by Michael Stone.
4:13 Approval of Agenda
Motion: Alan Stone makes a motion
to Approve the Agenda as revised. Nina Simonwicz seconds. Ayes
all.
4:14 Student Council Report
The Board has agreed to the Student Council-sponsored, Learning
Block 3 Party, to show movies and have buses leave at 4:30pm.
The following decisions were made regarding the Feb.13 Party:
Council will inform parents
of what movies will be shown.
Council will have the party
be a potluck format and also ask for donations.
Siblings that don't go to GES
will be allowed to come.
K-2 will need a parent present
if they stay longer than 4:30pm.
Student Council will arrange
for a TV/VCR for the party.
Student Council hopes to have
a permission form be sent home this Friday (1/ 30)
4:26 Treasurer's Report
Nina Simonowicz reports the finance committee is recommending
that we move into a purchasing freeze for the next few weeks.
The school needs to prioritize their needs to get through to
April 1, 2004. The Finance Committee has requested that we follow
the operational policies noted on the Finance Report print out
for purchasing.
Educators will have to prioritize their supply list for the
Finance Committee.
4:59 Educators Report
Kelley Sommers has requested the back office be cleaned out
by Monday (2/3) for BST testing. Two tables will be moved in
and ask Lisa Foster to proctor tests. Nina Simonowicz should
be contacted about pay.
Math Counts Competition in Duluth (2/26) for 7th and 8th grade
will leave the morning of and transportation provided by coach
(TBD).
5:15 Technology Report
A desktop will be set up in the back office after the BST testing.
Two desktops will be moved into the Resource Room.
Jeremy has suggested buying a Content Filtering Router and Firewall
to be installed for a
$700 purchase price.
The School would like instant messaging to be blocked.
Jeremy would like a battery back up to be installed for the
Server.
Jeremy has stated that the office printer is being pushed to
maximum capacity with all the print jobs being routed there.
The Board will research into Encyclopedia software to alleviate
the kids from always having to get on the Internet.
Suzy Schweig asked Jeremy to research the cost of a TV to use
in lieu of a screen or projector. Barb Nagle has asked for educators
to research into the different uses for this.
Barb Nagle asked for Patty Nordahl to revisit the computer/internet
use policy.
5:58 Continuation of Educators Report
ACNW
GES would like to go to Audubon March 3-5, 2004.
Educators decided 2/27 would be best for the multi-age vision
meeting and asked for subs and facilitators (Vicki Nelson and/or
Caroline Jones) to be scheduled.
Sue Burren of the Environmental Protection Agency will come
up and talk to educators on (2/2) about the "environmental" grant and if we want to resubmit.
6:20 Operational Goals
Barb Nagle has requested Deb Dwyer to comprise an Operational
Calendar for now until June 11 on all important dates for reports,
testing, etc.
Barb Nagle would like all employees to read the Parent/Teacher
Handbook if they have not done so already. Barb would like Board
to revisit policies after break.
Barb Nagle would like a note in the Newsletter, submitted by
a third party that raises awareness of importance of attendance
to strengthen community but also is part of state reporting.
New Student Enrollment Process
The Board needs to develop a policy regarding an enrollment
process and include a step that parent(s) needs to visit the
school before filling out application.
7:11 Minute approval deferred
Minutes will be sent by email.
7:31 Adjourned
Motion: Barb Nagle moved to adjourn,
Alan Stone seconded; ayes all.
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