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Final Board Minutes
Darnall Charter School
Monday, September 10, 2007 5:30 pm
Location, Room B2
Members Present:
Maria Hernandez, John Tidwell, Anne Scott, Andy To, Nereyda Cabrera, David J. Yeager II, Maureen Conlon
Non-Voting Present:
Cinda Doughty and Edward Soriano
Guests:
René Sheldon
Board Clerk:
Noemi Aguilar
I. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 5:37pm.
II. Approval of the Agenda
Conlon motioned to approve the agenda as is. Scott seconded the motion.
In Favor: Conlon, Scott, To, Yeager, Hernandez, Tidwell and Cabrera
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Wilkins and Guzman
III. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes
a. July 16th Board Meeting Minutes (Attachment 1)
Note the changes on the June 18th minutes on the July 16th Board minutes.
Hernandez motioned to approve the minutes with the noted changes. Scott seconded the motion.
In Favor: Hernandez, Scott, Cabrera, Yeager, Conlon, Tidwell, and To
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Wilkins and Guzman
IV. Budget Update
a. Unaudited Actuals for 06/07 (Attachment 2)
Edward went over the unofficial unaudited actuals for 06-07
b. State Budget Updates from CSDC (Attachment 3)
Edward updated the Board on the State Budget.
c. Updates on Enrollment (Attachment 4)
Numbers to come out a couple of days before the October Board meeting.
d. COLA Information (Attachment 4a)
Edgar went over the COLA information.
The Board went into closed session at 6:43 pm.
V. Closed Session
a. Public Employee Appointment
5. Classroom Teachers (3)
Passed unanimously with a vote of 8 with one absence.
6. Classroom Aide
Passed unanimously with a vote of 8 with one absence.
7. Night Custodian
Passed unanimously with a vote of 8 with one absence.
b. Public Employee Dismissal/Release
Passed unanimously with a vote of 8 with one absence.
c. Performance Evaluation-Assistant Director
Discussed Performance Evaluation with no action taken.
The Board returned back into open session at 8:32 pm. (Cabrera left at the break)
VI. Informational Items
a. Board Member Appreciation
Cinda thanked the Board for all their hard work.
b. Principals of Good Charter School Governance (See Attachment 4 on July 16th)
c. The Five Dysfunctions of Charter School Boards (See Attachment 5 on July 16th)
Please read Items VI b and c for the October Board meeting.
d. Board E-mail Account
If you would like to have an e-mail account with Darnall that will redirect your mail to your regular account please give your information to David.
e. Test Scores API/AYP (Attachment 5)
Cinda shared with the Board last years test scores.
f. District Accountability Update (Attachment 5a)
Cinda shared a draft of the letter that went to SDUSD in regards to the need for a Charter Policy.
Cinda also shared a draft of another letter that went to SDUSD in regards to documentation being asked of our school.
g. CSDC Conference Information (Attachment 6)
Cinda shared information on the Fall 2007 Charter School Leadership Summit.
h. Reminder Annual Meeting October 8th
David informed that at the next meeting the Board would be looking for interested people for the Board.
VII. Consent Calendar
a. Designate Cinda to Negotiate Prop 39 (Attachment 7)
c. Board Calendar for 2007-08 (Attachment 9)
d. Withdraw Proposals for LEA Consultant, Principal Support, CEO/Board Support (Attachment 10)
Scott motioned to approve the above items. Seconded the motion
In Favor: Scott, Hernandez, To, Tidwell, Conlon, Wilkins, and Yeager
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Cabrera and Guzman
VIII. Discussion/Action Items
a. Open GATE Draft MOU (Attachment 8)
Cinda asked for the Boards permission to go forth with the negotiations with the MOU with Darnall’s attorney reviewing the MOU.
Conlon motioned to approve Cinda moving forward with the MOU. To seconded the motion.
In Favor: Conlon, To, Wilkins, Hernandez, Tidwell, Conlon, and Scott
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Cabrera and Guzman
a. Enrollment Cap/Lottery (Attachment 11)
Cinda will be closing enrollment at this time. The Board asked Cinda to bring back the cost of bringing up the bungalows up to code and the cost of brand new bungalows. Cinda will shoot to bring that information by the end of the trimester.
b. Revised Director Hiring Process (Attachment 12)
Conlon motioned to approve with changes noted. Scott seconded the motion.
David brought back the revised Director hiring process for vote.
In Favor:
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Cabrera and Guzman
c. SAY 6 to 6 Support for more Students
Disregard this item. SAY 6 to 6 was too full but several students have not students shown up. Tabled for a later date if necessary.
d. Board Policy
5. Regular and Special Board Meetings, Agendas and
Supporting Information (See Attachment 18 on June 18th)
Rules on how the Board meetings are to be run following the Brown Act.
Conlon motioned to approve the. Yeager seconded the motion.
In Favor: Conlon, Yeager, Hernandez, To, Scott, Wilkins, and Tidwell
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Cabrera and Guzman
6. Board Operations (Attachment 19 on June 18th)
Tidwell motioned to approve the Board Operations. Conlon
seconded the motion.
In Favor: Tidwell, Conlon, Wilkins, Hernandez, To, Yeager, and Scott
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Cabrera and Guzman
8. Acceptance of Gifts (See Attachment 21 on June 18th)
Conlon motioned to approve gifts to the school. Scott seconded the motion.
In Favor: Conlon, Scott, Yeager, To, Tidwell, Wilkins, and Hernandez
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Cabrera and Guzman
IX. Public Comment
There was no public comment
Roundtable
Yeager will send copies of articles from American School Board Journal to the Board members.
Conlon would like to dedicate 30 to 40 minutes on working on a plan for the Director Evaluation for 2007-2008.
Yeager may create a committee for Board development.
X. Adjournment
Conlon at motioned to adjourn the meeting at 9:51pm. Scott seconded the motion.
In Favor: Conlon, Scott, Yeager, Hernandez, To, Wilkins, and Tidwell
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Cabrera and Guzman
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