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July 21, 2003
School Board Meeting Minutes
In Attendance:
Board :: Suzy Schweig, Nina Simonowicz, Patty Nordahl, Tom
Dwyer
Absent :: Barbara Nagle
Others :: Deb Dwyer
3:00 Call to Order
by Suzy Schweig
Welcome; and reading of mission.
3:05 Approval of Agenda
Motion: Nina Simonowicz
moved to approve agenda as amended to reflect accurate times;
Patty Nordahl seconded; ayes all.
3:08 Approval of Minutes
Motion: Nina Simonowicz
moved to approve the July 7th minutes; Patty Nordahl seconded;
ayes all.
3:10 Treasurer's Report
Motion: Nina Simonowicz
moved to approve all bills paid from May 23 through July 21
except the Origins invoice which Deb Dwyer will look into;
Patty Nordahl seconded; ayes all.
3:20 Committee Reports
Facilities (Tom Dwyer)
Tom reported that a temporary site at the Community center
in Grand Marais has been secured and work continues on a permanent
site.
Motion: Tom Dwyer moved
to adjust the school calendar fro Education Block 1 to run
from August 18 through October 24 with Oct 16 & 17 off
for MEA weekend, to maximize the lease of the temporary site;
Patty Nordahl seconded; ayes all.
Policies (Patty Nordahl)
Motion: Tom Dwyer moved
to accept the 18 mandated policies as written by the Minnesota
School Board Association with the intent to review the policies
over the next six month; Nina Simonowicz seconded; ayes all.
Discussion included the following:
:: the board will review policies 102, 205 & 206 for the
July 28 meeting;
:: Patty would like parent input on the Pledge of Allegiance
policy;
:: Patty presented new information for the Emergency Guidelines,
which will be in place before we move into our temporary location;
:: board would like to write a purpose statement for policies
that reflects the board's desire to have policies reflect
common sense and avoid the "no tolerance" line of
thought.
:: the board is grateful to Patty for all her work on policies.
4:00 Old Business
Interim Director Report (Deb Dwyer)
Deb reported on ta very busy two weeks which included:
:: work to implement the MAPs standardized testing within
the first two weeks of school and the formation of the ACNW
EIC Coalition for use of the MAPs testing ... this coalition
was formed at Deb's initiative and will reduce expenses for
the testing;
:: work with technology providers so that some of our computers
will be up and running at the August 10 MAPs training at ACNW;
:: resolved
deposit issue for revenues from the state Dept. of Educations;
:: continues to acquire info about the Food Nutrition Program
and hopes to meet with the food committee soon;
:: has drafted a parent-friendly Student Information Card.
Curriculum Coordinator Report (Suzy Schweig)
Suzy reported on the following items the educators are working
on:
:: have chosen a primary math curriculum, Investigations,
which will be supplemented by computational practice resources
used to build academic building blocks and skills for students'
toolboxes;
:: are clarifying the Language Arts curriculum;
:: attended Responsive Classromm training which was awesome
... RC is a way of thinking in which educators operate under
the belief that all students want to learn and want to be
good; the goal of RC is independent lifelong learnihng;
:: Suzy led the board through a Morning Meeting example;
:: picked up excellent curriculum materials for about 5% of
the cost from a Twin Cities school that was phasing out middle
school;
:: using the book "Yardsticks" by Chip Brown as
a tool for multiage groupings.
5:00 New Business
Transportation (Nina Simonowicz)
Motion: Patty Nordahl
moved that Great expectations purchase the recommended school
bus pending a final mechanical check; Tom Dwyer seconded;
ayes all.
Nina and Deb will meet to finalize transportation plans.
Lease Deb Dwyer
Motion: Tom Dwyer moved
to approved the lease with Cook County for the Community Center;
Patty Nordahl seconded; ayeas all.
5:20 Announcements
Next meeting is Monday, June 28, 4-5:30pm at the Community
Center in Grand Marais.
Nina will draft a letter to students welcoming them to GES.
GES will have a family coffee the first day of school; educators
will recommend a time at the next board meeting.
Board will send out thank-yous to the dozens of folks who
have helped and contributed in the last month.
5:30 Adjourned
Motion: Tom Dwyer moved
to adjourn; Patty Nordahl seconded; ayes all.
Respectfully submitted, Nina A Simonowicz
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