11.03.03
Present: Adair, Hatcher, Schaefer, Loudon
McCoy
The meeting opened with prayer at 5:30 AM
It was noted that the minutes from the 10.21.03 meeting had been approved by email.
The meeting moved into executive session.
The meeting moved into open session on 6:15 AM.
Hull joined.
Sports - Sub-committee will be meeting but the date has not been set. Mike Adair chairing.
Facility - committee will also be meeting, date to be set. Mike Adair chairing.
Questions were asked regarding long-term planning. Mr. Adair reminded the board that the plan is to purchase land five years from summer 2003.
Financials - no report.
Board Calendar -
Operating Budget Adjustments - Schaefer will provide at the third Monday meeting in November.
MOTION - (DH/RL) The Treasurer has also been charged to develop a Budget Calendar to correspond with our Board Calendar goal of approving the budget in March. Passed 4-0.
Review and revise five year goals - Adair will provide our goals from our Spring meeting at our third Monday meeting in November.
Buses - Tim is doing legal research into our needs for liability coverage, the need for chartered buses, etc. Tim is charged with bringing a policy to the board.
PTF Policy Discussion - Loudon and Hull have met twice to review the PTF Policy. Loudon/Hull/Schaefer will continue to meet and look at how to package/promote this to serve and involve the parents most.
Schaefer had to leave.
Curriculum - Gail Erb was brought in to provide an overview of the Curriculum Guide.
Requests to the Board -
1) Provide means to teachers or others to write out more of the details, objectives, scope and sequence.
2) Keep familiar on the changes in the curriculum details as they change.
3) Find out what other boards are doing to serve the school curriculum committees and administration in this.
Meeting ended at 7:45AM
11-17-03
Present: Hatcher, Schaefer, Loudon – Absent: Adair
McCoy, Hull
The meeting opened with prayer at 4:05pm
Vision Meetings – Update from Steve on meetings with grammar and dialectic/rhetoric (secondary) teachers. Steve suggested that we move the meetings into the realm of the Philosophy Committee. We will continue with the meetings ‘as is' through December (at least one meeting in December). Our goal is to make clear (and beautiful) our vision statement and our direction to become an ACCS school, while openly discussing with the staff various alternatives and changes they would like to consider.
(Adair joined the meeting)
It will be helpful for us to define what we mean by "the trivium" and how we are applying the trivium in our classrooms. In addition, we want to create an environment at the school for more open discussion.
Sports Subcommittee Meeting – no updates
Facility – no updates. Next meeting, Tim is to come with thoughts about the implications of having a second kindergarten.
Financials – Tim presented financial statements for September and October and YTD.
Buses – Tim continuing on a very long path of investigating and trial with bus companies. He will continue this pursuit.
SAT Scores – Task Tim to consider moving the SAT to earlier in the year, redoing the proctor/teacher oversight, and possibly spreading the testing days over five-days from the three days.
Drama as Curriculum – (From 10.21 minutes - Discussion about drama as a part of the rhetoric/curriculum. Tim was asked to converse with Carolyn regarding the volunteer-aspect of the play and grading of the class (letter grades vs pass/fail).) Discussion is tabled (by the Chair) until more time is available.
The Board moved into Executive Meeting –
12.15.03
Present: Hatcher, Schaefer, Loudon, Adair
McCoy,
The meeting opened with prayer at 4:05pm
Sports – Rich has taken on the role of facilitator for a group interested and involved in thinking about Sports at PCCS. Rich presented a number of questions he will ask at the first meeting. Meeting will take place the first half of January.
Facility – Mike has not been able to schedule a meeting.
Financials – Do not have those until later this week.
Board Calendar –
Operating Budget Adjustment Report – Schaefer will present at next meeting.
Five Year Goals Review and Revise – Adair will redirect this with John Hull.
Adair will have Officers assigned to each Board Calendar item.
Honor Roll Questions (Mr. Larson) – In response to Mr. Larson's letter, Mr. McCoy has made some changes. Honor Roll at the quarter will be announced in the Wednesday assembly as opposed to at the final assembly. He did this for the first time at the end of the first quarter. We suggested that end-of-year who had 4.0 the whole year would be recognized. Mr. McCoy will follow up with Mr. Larson and report to the board.
Prayer Support – Rich is the conduit between Mom's in Touch and the board, passing on the things for which we need prayer.
Drama as Curriculum –
The Play this year is compulsory. The plan is that next year the play will be extra-curricular and voluntary.
Motion (DH/SS) – Beginning in 2004-5, the play will be an extra-curricular activity.
Passed – 4-0.
Grading – The board requested that Mr. McCoy converse again with Miss Garfield regarding changing the grading of Drama to Pass/Fail for the second semester. Mr. McCoy will make a recommendation at our first meeting in January.
Drama As Part of Curriculum – Mr. Loudon raised questions as to whether or not Drama ought to be a part of the rhetoric program. In addition, Mr. Loudon was tasked with researching the issue of whether or not Drama ought to be curricular or extra curricular.
Music Curriculum Proposal – This was tabled until the next Board Meeting.
Second Kindergarten Class – Discussion about whether or not we will go to two K's next year.
Motion (SS/RL) – 2004-5 will only have one Kindergarten.
Passed 4-0.
Vision Meetings – Discussion about our vision meetings with the staff. Schlect is coming in January, so we will have a meeting for each of the staff groups at the end of January. We will then move into a meeting a month in February. Tim and Steve will determine a schedule.
The Board moved into Executive Meeting at 6pm –