School Board Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting
Odyssey Charter School
6201 Noble Ave. N.
Brooklyn Center, MN 55429
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
6:00 P.M.

Members in attendance: Mike Auld, Lori Bona, Rochelle Barclay, Susan Dougherty, Dave Rand, Destiny Sparks, and Steve Skramstad. Judy Hinck attended as an ex officio member. Motions passed unanimously unless otherwise noted.

1. Call to order and roll call by Vice Chair Dave Rand.

2. Lori moved and Rochelle seconded to accept agenda. Voted on and passed.

3. Dennis Hoogeveen from Larson Allen presented the Auditors Report. He said it was clean in an unqualified opinion. Susan moved to accept the Auditors Report, Lori seconded. Voted on and passed.

4. Steve moved to accept amended minutes, Rochelle seconded. Voted on and passed.

5. Judy Hinck gave the Director’s Report.

6. Committee Reports:

   1. The HR committee did not meet.

   2. Dave reported for the Technology Committee. He reviewed the results of a teacher survey. He said the Technology plan might address what to do with aging hardware and maintaining new items. A network switch was donated. Our website has been updated. Our library work and Technology Plan continue.

   3. Mike reported for CAC. Our Winter Carnival was successful and made about the same as last year. The Pancake Breakfast is coming up on Saturday.

   4. Facilities had no representative.

   5. Curriculum is looking at Middle School curriculum.

   6. Lori reported for Finance. We need to budget to always run a small deficit in food service. Our Line of Credit has been paid down to zero. We need to start our preliminary budget. We are still seeking our deposit returned from Thorpe from our previous building.

7. Lori gave our Financial Report. We will be running over on our Designs for Learning budget since our budget showed ten months instead of twelve months.

8. Destiny moved and Mike seconded to pass the Consent Agenda.

   1. Payment of bills, including payroll.

   2. Personnel action:

      • Resignation -- Sue Wehner

      • Homebound tutoring -- Jessica Biele, Jeni Holm

   Voted on and passed.

9. The Board moved to change the Board Minutes of October 19, 1999 and November 16, 1999. The Board Minutes of October 19, 1999 have been revised to say, “ The Board received community comment from three parents and two staff.”. The minutes from that same meeting will also be revised to say, “ A Social Studies teacher gave a diversity presentation.”, and “Eleven guests were present.”. The November 16, 1999 minutes will be revised to say, “Community Comment was received from two parents and Steve Dess ”. Steve moved to accept the new minutes, with a second from Destiny. It was voted on and passed, with Dave abstaining.

10. Odyssey has received requests from two religious organizations to use our building on Sunday mornings. Judy will find out more information and then will decide.

11. Destiny moved to adjourn, Susan seconded. Voted on and passed at 8:25 P.M.