School Board Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting
Odyssey Charter School
6201 Noble Ave. N.
Brooklyn Center, MN 55429
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
6:00 P.M.

Members in attendance: Mike Auld, Lori Bona, Rochelle Gredvig, Dave Rand, John Sedey, Jeni Holm and Julie Turner. Jim Redfield attended as an ex officio member.

1. Call to order and roll call at 6:07 P.M.
    
2. Lori requested to amend the agenda to include the faculty/staff board vacancy and to approve Jim Redfield as a new check signer. Dave moved and Steve seconded to accept the agenda with amendments. Voted on and passed.
    
3. John moved and Mike seconded to accept the June minutes as amended. Voted on and passed.
    
4. Community comment: None
    
5. Presentations and Special Reports
    
   1. Director’s Report: Jim stated that he has been in the office a few days and has been working with the new technology coordinator and interviewed a special education teacher. He indicated that he will be sending out an introductory letter to the families.
       
6. Committee Reports
   1. Human Resources: The committee did not meet this month.
       
   2. Facilities: The committee did not meet this month. .
       
   3. Technology: The committee did not meet this month.
       
   4. Community Action: The committee did not meet this month. It was noted that the committee will need a new board member representative to replace Julie Turner.
       
   5. School Improvement: The committee did not meet this month.
       
   6. Recruitment and Marketing: The board member representative was absent from the board meeting.
       
   7. Finance: The committee discussed the cash flow, balance sheet and the YTD profit and loss.
       
7. Financial report: Discussed the April 2006 YTD profit and loss report. Mike moved and John seconded to accept the YTD profit and loss report. Voted on and passed.
    
8. Dave moved and Mike seconded to accept the Consent Agenda.
    
   1. Payment of bills, including payroll.
       
   2. Personnel Action
       
      1. Licensed Elections
         Fredrick Wolf II, School Psychologist
          
9. Old Business
    
   1. Board Vacancies
       
      1. Dave moved and Julie seconded to appoint Heather Wincek to the vacant parent board member seat effective at the August board meeting and continuing until the November elections.
          
      2. John moved and Rochelle seconded to appoint Jessica Driscoll to the vacant faculty/staff board seat effective at the August board meeting and continuing until the November elections. After discussion, this item was tabled until next month pending researching the ramifications of having two Odyssey School Board members on the Odyssey Building Foundation.
          
10. New Business
     
    1. Dave moved and Julie seconded to approve Jim Redfield as a check signer and to remove Judy Hinck as a check signer. Voted on and passed.
        
11. Dave moved and Julie seconded to adjourn at 6:58 P.M. Voted on and passed.