Providence Classical Christian School
Regular board meeting, 7:30pm, Monday, 11/21/05
Minutes: approved
Members in attendance: Steve Schaefer (chair); Gordon England (vice chair); Eric Boston (secretary); Dave Hatcher
Members not in attendance: n/a
Administration: Mr. Adair
Guests: Mr. Boze; Mr. Litalien; Mr. Simone; Mr. Kniss, Mr. Thomas
:: Opened in prayer at 7:35pm
:: Regular Business:
- Approve minutes from October:
- Superintendent Update:
o Monthly financial review: see below
o Staffing/admin: put in requests for development director and 2 secondary teachers.
o Enrollment 05/06: Discussion followed concerning how do we work with increased enrollment in certain, unplanned, grades other than K.
o Facility: Going ok. Plumbing still getting taken care of.
- Committee reports:
o Curriculum:
o Development: No report
o PTF: No report
o Philosophy: No report
:: November Agenda:
Examine operating budget (board calendar item)
- Mr. Adair provides budget packets for review. Mr. Adair presented overall budget pages and how certain budget items are balancing out. Mr. Schaefer discussed thoughts about fund-raising ideas, Mr. Hatcher discussed playing some scenarios to see how enrollment and tuition adjustments could possibly help us short term. Also, Mr. Adair to talk to Mrs. Simone to ask about how a letter to parents or grandparents could be used to possibly provide more money to the school.
Proposed amendment to bylaws Article 7 section 2
- Motion to amend the section to add "staff member or" to the section on committee membership. Voted upon and passed. Text as now written is below.
Article VII
Section 2: Qualifications for Committee Members
The committee member must be a staff member or parent of a child who is attending, or is planning to attend, the School. The member must subscribe to Articles I and II of these Bylaws, and must regularly attend a local evangelical church. Committee membership is subject to Board approval that the staff member or parent meets the above qualifications. The mechanism for approval will be a signed statement asserting the above qualifications.
- Mr. Adair to work with Mr. Schaefer to update latest versions of bylaws document.
Board development and boardsmanship
- Discussion about chapter content. Talked about like-mindedness, growth, and allowing Administrator to do his job.
Committee review and discussion
- Mr. Boston presents introduction to questions about committees. Discussion about curriculum committee, and discussion about development committee. Mr. Hatcher makes a motion to charge the curriculum committee with completing the governance document by end of December, and review all recommendations to the board for the math curriculum by end of May. 2nd by Mr. England. Voted and passed.
- Mr. Hatcher motions that Dev I be charged with the responsibility to meet the spring projected shortfall by the end of the year. seconded. Discussion, voted and passed.
- Mr. Schaefer to pursue a discussion with the philosophy committee.
- PTF: this is not a board level committee, and will be presented by Mr. Adair under the superintendent update every month.
ACCS accreditation
- Motion was made to continue with process of accreditation, that we agree with the bylaws of the ACCS, and that we have not done anything illegal. Motion was seconded. Discussion that we agree. Voted and passed.
- Mr. Boston to send final approved minutes to Mr. Adair.
:; Unfinished Business
- Mr. Adair: discussion for next month about ex-officio membership.
- Mr. Adair reminded the board of its prior, documented, action to require every board member to attend the annual ACCS conference every other year. As last year was the odd year - he believes the full board should attend this year's (2006) conference.
:: Regular business adjourned at 9:30pm, closed in prayer.
:: Executive Session: