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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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Mountain View Academy

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

Board of Director’s Meeting

December 17, 2018

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 Erica Richardson.  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 at 7:01 pm

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

                        1.2.1Guests: Maureen Weathers

            1.3 Approval of Agenda: Agenda Approved

            1.4 Approval of Minutes: Minutes Approved

            1.5 Schedule Next Meeting: January 29, 2019 at 7:00 pm

            1.6 Budget: Maureen Weathers distributed updated budget reports.

            1.7 Financial Report: The financial packet has been reviewed.

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 Discuss procedure for unpaid fees prior to re-enrollment (volunteer research): Discussed current procedures regarding activity fees.

            3.2 Laurelwood 2019-2020: Multiple options were discussed for the Laurelwood campus and this topic will be revisited in the future.

            3.3Approve updated combined budget 2018-2019: Beau motioned to accept the 2018-2019 budget with noted changes. Julie Curry second the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

4.0 INFORMATION AND STUDY

            4.1 Administrator’s Report

• Enrollment:  -1 student since November meeting. Openings in 6^th & 8^th grades.

• The Laurelwood campus – working with Laurelwood to finalize 2019-2020 plan.

• WinterPlay – All students in our program were showcased last week!

• MS Community Service projects: 8^th grade community service project through 4Oceans. 6^th grade is currently putting together “Blessing bags”.

• Boy/Girl supplies & bags for hygiene talk in January.

• Washington D.C. trip: Bake sale earned $600+ dollars. We have a “Make it -Take it” fundraiser/service provided to our MVA kids this week too.

• Field Trips – working on scheduling the final field trips for this year.

• Marketing: We begin marketing & running tours January 1^st. Enrollment opens February 1^st.  

•  Parent Volunteer Baskets: Christmas family movie night was our Sept. – Nov. basket theme.

5.0 ADJOURNMENT

Meeting adjournment: 8:32 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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.Mountain View Academy

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

Board of Director’s Meeting

October 23, 2018

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 Erica Richardson.  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 Modular Classroom 19

1.1 Public Session Call to Order at 7:02 pm

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

1.2.1 Guests: none

1.3 Approval of Agenda: Approved

1.4 Approval of Minutes: Approved

1.5 Schedule Next Meeting: November 26, 2018 at 7:00 pm

1.6 Budget – Budget has been discussed

1.7 Financial Report: The board has received and reviewed their financial packet.

 

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 Nelson Activity Fee Reimbursement Request: Stacey Kelso moves to grant the Nelson family the other half of their activity fee.  Julie Curry seconds the motion.  Motion has unanimously passed.

3.2 Continuing Policy Discussion: Blog has been updated to reflect policy and procedure changes.

 

 

4.0 INFORMATION AND STUDY

4.1 Administrator’s Report

Added three new students in October

First quarter and a half staff establishes boundaries and expectations with students

Expansion Grant to help Laurelwood campus – application will go in this week

1st quarter report cards and parent-teacher conferences

Parent volunteers – noticing culture shift

October field trips

New staff – familiarizing them with our pace & expectations

Boy & Girl Talk set for January

School Safety presentation made to the Lowell school board at their September board meeting

Washington D.C. trip – 22 students and 4 staff going

 

5.0 ADJOURNMENT 8:13 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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