Posts made in January, 2019

Board Meeting January 29, 2019 at 7:00 pm

Posted by on Jan 30, 2019 in Board Meetings

Mountain View Academy

45 S. Moss ◊ Lowell, Oregon 97452 ◊ (541)735-1709

Board of Director’s Meeting

January 29, 2019

MVA Modular

7:00 pm – Public Session

The Mountain View Academy School Board encourages public input.  Persons wishing to address the Board on school related issues, are invited to do so, either when the item is presented on the agenda, or under the “Public Comments” section.  In the interest of time and order, presentations from the public are limited to three (3) minutes per person, and the total time for individual agenda items shall not exceed (20) minutes.  An individual speaker’s allotted time may not be increased by a donation of time from members of the public in attendance.  If you wish to speak under Public Comments, please complete a Public Comment Form and turn it in to Rita Fischer.  The Board requests complaints or charges against an employee be held in Executive Session.  Individuals who require disability-related accommodations or modifications to participate in the Board meeting should contact the Administrator in writing prior to the meeting.

AGENDA

1.0OPENING OF PUBLIC SESSION – MVA Modular Classroom 19

            1.1 Public Session Call to Order: 7:04 pm

            1.2 Attendance: Julie Valencia, Beau Garner, Rita Fischer, Julie Curry, Stacey Kelso, Jessica Cardwell, and Laurie Cardwell

                        1.2.1 Guests: No guests

            1.3 Approval of Agenda: Agenda accepted with addition of 3.4

            1.4 Approval of Minutes: Minutes approved for December and January meetings.

            1.5 Schedule Next Meeting: February 26, 2019 at 7:00 pm

            1.6 Budget: See attached packet

            1.7 Financial Report: Board has received their financial packets and reviewed them.

2.0 PUBLIC COMMENT

                  **Opportunity for Citizens to address items not on the Agenda.  Persons wishing to address the Board on any school related issue not listed elsewhere on the agenda are invited to do so now.  Board Members are limited, but not required, to give a brief response to public statement or questions regarding non-agenda items.

3.0 ACTION DISCUSSION

            3.1 PACE Joinder Agreement: Rita Fischer motions to approve the new PACE Joinder Agreement. Julie Curry 2nd the motion. Motion passes unanimously.

            3.2 Discuss 2019-2020 Budget: The Board will continue the discussion at next month’s meeting.

            3.3 Discuss 2019-2020 Calendar: The Board will continue the discussion at next month’s meeting.

3.4 Accept Accuity LLC YE 2018 Audit Review: Beau Garner motions to accept the annual financial year end report for 2018 from Accuity Certified Public Accountant. Julie Curry 2nd the motion. Motion passed unanimously.

4.0 INFORMATION AND STUDY

4.1 Administrator’s Report:

  • Laurelwood campus closure & update
  • Preschool plan for 2019-2020
  • Tours & preparing for open enrollment (2/1-2/15/19)
  • Working with teachers/parents to modify behaviors for a couple students
  • Finalizing field trips for the rest of the school year – end of the year trip booked!
  • Advertising-Facebook, radio, Oregon Family magazine, etc.
  • 2019-2020 budget discussion
  • 2019-2020 calendar – awaiting Lowell SD/University of Oregon, but have a tentative one in place.
  • Boy/Girl talk update
  • Lowell School Board presentation
  • Threat Assessment happening on the Lundy campus this week (1/30-2/1/19)

5.0 ADJOURNMENT

Meeting adjournment: 8:25 pm.

Any documents that are public records and are provided attachments to public session items on this agenda are accessible to the public on the school’s website, with the exception of documents provided at the time of the meeting.  Documents that are public records and are provided at the time of the meeting to a majority of the Board regarding a public session item, will be made available for public inspection upon request to the Administrator’s Assistant.

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Special Board Meeting January 22, 2019 at 8:00 am

Posted by on Jan 17, 2019 in Board Meetings

Special board meeting agenda:

Mountain View Academy

45 S. Moss ◊ Lowell, Oregon 97452 ◊ (541)735-1709

Board of Director’s Meeting

January 22, 2019

MVA Office

8:00 am – Public Session

The Mountain View Academy School Board encourages public input.  Persons wishing to address the Board on school related issues, are invited to do so, either when the item is presented on the agenda, or under the “Public Comments” section.  In the interest of time and order, presentations from the public are limited to three (3) minutes per person, and the total time for individual agenda items shall not exceed (20) minutes.  An individual speaker’s allotted time may not be increased by a donation of time from members of the public in attendance.  If you wish to speak under Public Comments, please complete a Public Comment Form and turn it in to Rita Fischer.  The Board requests complaints or charges against an employee be held in Executive Session.  Individuals who require disability-related accommodations or modifications to participate in the Board meeting should contact the Administrator in writing prior to the meeting.

AGENDA

1.0 OPENING OF PUBLIC SESSION – MVA Office

            1.1 Public Session Call to Order: 8:08 am

1.2 Attendance: Julie Valencia, Beau Garner, Stacey Kelso, Rita Fischer, Julie Curry (via phone) , and Jessica Cardwell

                        1.2.1Guests: None

1.3 Approval of Agenda: Approved

           

          

         

           

2.0 PUBLIC COMMENT

                  **Opportunity for Citizens to address items not on the Agenda.  Persons wishing to address the Board on any school related issue not listed elsewhere on the agenda are invited to do so now.  Board Members are limited, but not required, to give a brief response to public statement or questions regarding non-agenda items.

  1. Action Items: 2019 – 2020 Laurelwood Campus plan for K-5
  • Approve the closure of our Laurelwood K-5 campus.
  • Laurelwood will not be able to accommodate our growth plan.
  • Preschool will remain at the Laurelwood facility.

Motion:  Stacey Kelso motions to close the Laurelwood K-5 campus for the 2019-2020 school year.         2nd:   Julie Curry        Motion unanimously passed

2. Request variance in classroom cap for the Laurelwood group being added to our Lowell campus.

  • Change classroom cap to 22 for this cohort, as they move through our system.
  • No additional students will be added to this class until we drop below 16, current enrollment guidelines would then apply.
  • To adhere to our mission, of student-to-teacher ratio, we will be hiring a ½ time certified teacher if there are between 20-22 students in this cohort.
  • To adhere to our mission, of student-to-teacher ratio, we will be hiring a full time educational assistant if there are between 17-19 students in this cohort.

Motion:  Beau Garner motions to add a variance to the classroom cap-for this cohort only-and adjust it to 22, with no additional students being added to the cohort until the cohort drops below 16.         2nd:   Rita Fischer        Motion unanimously passed.

Meeting adjournment: 8:13 am

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