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School Board Minutes - August 7, 2007 |
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St. John Lutheran School Board Minutes
August 7th, 2007
The board convened at 5:30 PM with the following present:
Board Members: Jay Walker, Ron Sexton, Steve Ruhlig, Ralph Leffler, Dan Martin, Mark Pelafos
Others: Karen Rohrer, Mary Slack
Meeting opened @ 5:30pm with devotional reading by Ron Sexton.
Visitor Comments
Approval of Minutes
- Motion to approve June minutes. M/S/C
PTF
- Written report was presented.
- Fundraising goals for 2007/28
- Signage for Little Lamb
- Window treatments for class rooms.
- Addition to current playground
- Magnetic whiteboards for classrooms
- Planned events
- August 22 – Back to School
- August 24 – Back to School Picnic
- August 28 – PTF Meeting
- September 22 – Car Wash
Principal’s Report
- Written report presented.
- Current total enrollment for school is 209 students, which is still down from last year’s enrollment of 231.
- Staff in-service training from 8/6 thru 8/8 (CPR training on 8/8)
- Teaching positions - All positions are filled with the exception of Spanish. Ralph has a lead that he will be following up on. Ralph would like to fill w/ someone who would be committed to St. John.
- Faculty meetings will be held on Wednesdays at 4:30pm. Complete staff meeting is on the 1st Wednesday, and remaining Wednesdays are for primary, intermediate, and junior high.
- Key Dates
- August 13 or 14 – Parent orientation or home visits.
- August 22 – 1st day of school
- August 24 – Back to school picnic
- August 27 – 1sy day for Little Lamb
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- Reviewed the results from the Stanford Achievement tests. At this point, nothing looks abnormal.
Old Business
- Tuition payment schedule – Subcommittee needs to consult the finance board. Credit card finance charge is typically 3%. Money markets yield approximately 3.5%
- Debit card payment option – Finance report stated that church currently is set up for offerings to be given using a debit card. This action would help alleviate some workload on the current office staff. Steve will invite Dan Lazuka to our next board meeting to discuss.
New Business
- Handbook revisions – Discussion ensued about enrollment priorities.
Motion made to approve the parent handbook with noted amendments about coaches and injuries. M/S/C
- Lockdown for school doors – Trustees received a quote of $400 per door to change out door locks to accommodate a lockdown policy. The current handle also needs to be changed to be ADA approved. The total cost would be approximately $6,000.
Motion made to pay for the changing of the school door locks (to accommodate school lockdown) out of special gifts. M/S/C
- Entryway lighting – The trustees request splitting the cost to add additional lighting in the school entryway and office area. Since this is the first area seen by a guest or potential new family to the school, it was felt that increased lighting was important.
Motion made to authorize expenditures up to $650 to pay for additional lighting in the entryway. M/S/C
Motion made to maintain the band fee structure the same as previous school year of 2006/2007. M/S/C
Motion made to accept the excused absences policy as presented. M/S/C
Close of MeetingMotion to adjourn. M/S/C
Respectfully submitted,
Jay Walker
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