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November 3,
2003
School Board Meeting Minutes
In Attendance:
Board :: Barb Nagle, Suzy Schweig, Nina Simonowicz, Patty
Nordahl, Amy Brown
Absent ::
Others :: Deb Dwyer, Terry Nagle, Kathryn Nelson-Pedersen,
Kelley Sommer
3:40 Call to Order
by Barb Nagle
Welcome; and reading of mission by Suzy Schweig.
3:45 Approval of Agenda
Motion: Suzy Schweig moved
to approve the meeting agenda; Patty Nordahl seconded; ayes
all.
3:50 Approval of Minutes
Motion: Patty Nordahl
moved to approve the minutes, as amended, from the October
20, 2003 Great Expectations school board meeting; Suzy Schweig
seconded; ayes all. Amendments: correct spelling of Kathryn
Nelson-Pedersen's name; and, correct name of handbook to Family
Handbook.
3:55 Finance Report
Deb Dwyer presented the financial report. Audit reports for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003 were handed out. The
board also discussed spending priorities.
Motion: Nina Simonowicz
moved to approve a list of checks submitted for payment; Suzy
Schweig seconded. Ayes all.
4:20 Educators' Report
Amy Brown and Suzy Schweig commented on a recent visit by
Mike Link, executive director of the Audubon Center of the
North Woods, sponsor of Great Expectations School. Teachers
reported they were looking at additional ways to integrate
the concepts of Environment as an Integrating Context into
the classroom and additional ways to communicate with parents.
Suzy and Amy also reported they had visited Prairie Creek
charter school during the school break.
5:05 Director's Report
Deb Dwyer reported she had met with Dr. Susan Larson-Kidd
at the Universtity of Minnesota - Duluth and talked about
a variety of matters related to administration and the planned
move into the new building. She also reported GES received
a $2,000 credit for use in services at Wolf Ridge Environmental
Center. Plans were discussed for moving into the new building
over the weekend prior to the start of the second learning
block which begins Noveember 10.
5:30 Adjourned
Motion: Amy Brown moved
to adjourn seconded, Patty Nordahl seconded; ayes all.
Respectfully submitted, Nina A Simonowicz
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