Providence Classical Christian School
Regular board meeting, 7:30pm, Monday, 3/20/06
Minutes: approved
Members in attendance: Steve Schaefer (chair); Gordon England (vice chair); Eric Boston (secretary); Chris Butaud
Members not in attendance: Dave Hatcher (sabbatical)
Administration: Kitty England
Guests: Todd Boze, Mark Thomas; Sanford Staab, Brad Sebranke
:: Opened in prayer at 7:30pm
:: Regular Business:
- Approve minutes from February: approved
- Principal Update:
o Monthly financial review: Things are looking good. With projected $15K from jogathon should be able to finish out school year. Mr. Boston explained what he was able to ascertain from Mr. Adair on the issue of the auction teacher training funds from 2005. funds were not lost, and teachers have used the funds for training.
o Staffing/admin: 14 prospects have requested applications. Mrs. England talked about process by which the personnel committee will be using to choose final applicants. Mrs. England also talked about staff changes internally for this year, Mrs. Kniss to 4th, Miss Nadreau to 6th, and Ms. Jekel to the secondary. Also, possibility of a parent who may be able to fill 1st grade.
o Enrollment 06/07: 3 classes totally full. 9 children short for all of grammar. Secondary seems to be holding at current levels. Need to have 10 Pre-K students enrolled if we are to have a Pre-K program next year.
o Facility: Mrs. England will be changing the current administrators office into a classroom for secondary. Feels that all other classes should work out the way they are now.
- Committee reports:
o Curriculum: No report as yet. Need to discuss Math curriculum. Potential meeting on Thursday, March 23 at 7:30pm
o Development: Praise God for success of auction.
o Personnel: Mr. Boston talked about first meeting of the committee. Reviewed some resumes and letters of interest, and have a number of very good applicants.
o Philosophy: No committee currently
:: March Agenda:
Assess returning staff and staffing needs (Kitty):
- Board to review applicants for principal with help from Mrs. England. Personnel committee to provide insight to find other staff for the rest of the school, and make recommendation to the board. Chair expects to receive a proposal concerning said issue by email to be voted upon via email, and then approve the motion that was previously approved via email.
Review handbook and make policy revisions necessary for publication (Steve or Gordon):
Revised Operating 2006/2007 budget (Kitty):
- Mrs. England requested that we table the budget for review. Talked about plans for reviewing pay structures, benefits, etc. and have a better plan to present to the board. Board agrees to review Mrs. England's plan at a later time.
Motion to make policy for non-Providence student participation in athletics (Chris):
- Mr. Butaud moved that non-Providence students be allowed to participate in Providence athletics by the mutual invitation of the principal and the athletics director to the individual family/student. Mr. England 2nd. Discussion: Mr. Butaud gave a baseline intro talking about McPhetridges and their request to be a part of Providence track this year. Mr. Gordon requested the proposed policy be changed to allow the coach to be apart of the invitation as well. Mr. Boston voiced his concern over allowing non-providence families into the athletics department. Mr. Butaud talked about subjective and objective reviews of students, and how the McPhetridges have been a strong supporter of the school, and would be an asset to our track team. Mr. Butaud moved to amend his motion to instead read: Non-Providence enrolled children may be allowed to participate in formally sanctioned Providence sports activities by joint and unanimous invitation of the principal, athletic director and coach, on a case-by-case basis. Due consideration will be given to the burden on the coaches and league guidelines affecting participation. Vote: Aye=3, Nay= 1, motion passed.
Motion to appoint permanent board members (Eric)
- Mr. Boston made motion to put Mr. England and Mr. Butaud in the permanent board seats currently available. Mr. Schaefer 2nd. Discussion: Mr. Schaefer reviewed bylaws to the meeting attendees concerning requirements for board membership. Current board may appoint to the permanent positions. Mr. Butaud gave a brief review of what has brought him to this point in his participation in the school. Mr. England talked about his views on the school and his love for the kids. Mr. Schaefer called for vote for Mr. Butaud: Aye: 3, Nay: 0, vote for Mr. England: Aye: 3, Nay: 0.
Next Providence Community Meeting will be Tuesday, April 25th (bypassing the regularly scheduled March meeting because of the number of meetings we had in the last month.)
:: Next board meeting Monday, April 17, 2006 at 7:30pm.
:: Regular business adjourned at 9:20pm, closed in prayer.
