Mountain View Academy
45 S. Moss ◊ Lowell, Oregon 97452 ◊ (541)735-1709
Board of Director’s Meeting
April 25, 2023
6:00pm – Public Session
MVA Activity Room
Enter through the playground gate and walk to the MVA activity room.
Outside door is marked with a sign.
AGENDA
1.0 OPENING OF PUBLIC SESSION –
1.1 Public Session: Called to order at 6:00pm
1.2 Attendance:
Julie Valencia, Board President
Beau Garner, Board Vice President
Stephanie Johnson, Board Secretary
Stacey Kelso, Board Member (via Zoom)
Nicco Garcia-Cash, Board Member
Amber Burton, Board Member
Jessica Cardwell, Director
Laurie Cardwell, Director (absent)
1.2. Guests: Mollie Garcia-Cash
1.3 Approval of Agenda: April Agenda is approved as written.
1.4 Approval of Minutes: March minutes are approved as written.
The Mountain View Academy School Board encourages public input. Persons wishing to address the Board on school related issues – either in
person, virtually, or via email – are invited to do so either when the item is presented on the agenda, or under the “Public Comments” section.
In the interest of time and order, presentations from the public are limited to three (3) minutes per person, and the total time for individual
agenda items shall not exceed (21) minutes. An individual speaker’s allotted time may not be increased by a donation of time from members
of the public in attendance. If you wish to speak under Public Comments, please complete a Public Comment Form and turn it in to Board
Secretary Stephanie Johnson or the public may submit written comments by email to MVAboardsecretary@mtviewacademy.org. Clearly label
the subject line as: “Public Comment: August Board meeting”. The deadline to receive public comment is noon on the day of the board
meeting. The Board requests complaints or charges against an employee be held in Executive Session. Individuals who require disability-
related accommodations, modifications, or a virtual option to participate in the Board meeting should provide written notice to the Director
24 hours prior to the meeting.
1.5 Schedule Next Meeting: Tuesday, May 16th @ 6pm
1.6 Budget: Re-assessed our budgetary carryover goals to now be 8-12 % each year.
1.7 Financial Report: The Board has received and reviewed the financial packets.
2.0 PUBLIC COMMENT – Opportunity for Citizens to address items not on the agenda. Persons
wishing to address the Board on any school related issue not listed elsewhere on the agenda are invited
to do so now. Audience time is not intended as a forum for public debate. Questions raised may require
further investigation. Normally, the board will wait until its next meeting before responding to concerns
raised.
3.0 ACTION DISCUSSION
3.1 Surplus items – Spring cleaning is under way. Last year, we decided that we would watch a
few items that had not been used through COVID. Throughout this year, we have not touched
those items and now it is time to find them a new home. I would like to recommend that we
surplus the items listed below:
– 6 activity room tables, nap mats, a shelf, 12 cushioned chairs, 2 wooden chairs, and 7, 2015
MacBook computers.
Motion to approve the noted items to be marked as surplus.
Motion: Nicco Garcia-Cash 2 nd : Stephanie Johnson Vote: Unanimous
3.2 Approval of the 2023 – 2024 staff contracts – Staff evaluations and contract renewals are
complete. Motion to approve the 2023-2024 staff contracts.
Motion: Beau Garner 2 nd : Amber Burton Vote: Unanimous
3.3 Approval of the 2023 – 2024 Director contract – The Director’s evaluation and contract
renewal is complete. Motion to approve the 2023-2024 Director contract.
Motion: Amber Burton 2 nd : Nicco Garcia-Cash Vote: Unanimous
3.4 Approval of the 2023 – 2024 Assistant Director contract – Discussions were made to
reinstate the review process for the Assistant Director. Motion to approve the 2023-2024
Assistant Director contract.
Motion: Stephanie Johnson 2 nd : Amber Burton Vote: Unanimous
3.5 Approval of the 2023-2028 Charter Contract, Lease Agreement and MOU- All questions
and concerns were carefully explained with sufficient information. Motion to approve the 2023-
2028 Charter Contract, Lease Agreement and MOU.
Motion: Nicco Garcia-Cash 2 nd : Amber Burton Vote: Unanimous
4.0 INFORMATION AND STUDY
4.1 Board Chair report- The District is searching for a new Auditor, as Accuity has resigned
from the Auditor of record. There was some discussion and questions to inquire about once the
new auditor has been selected.
4.2 Administrator’s Report – Enrollment is full for the 2023-2024 school year. Rambunctious
behaviors in PreK & Kindergarten because of this, there are behavior plans in place. Beau will be
researching the school’s history to create a custom, perpetual plaque for board members and
founding families. Registration opens in May for the OSBA Summer Board Conference that is
coming up on Aug. 11 th -13 th . Outdoor School Overnight Trip is May 23 rd – 25 th . The students are
doing their best to finish the year strong. The Lowell School District is interviewing a
Superintendent in May, more details to come.
4.3 Board Comments: Checked on the status of the open teaching position in middle school.
5.0 ADJOURNMENT –
Public Session Call to Close: 7:21pm
Any documents that are public records and are provided attachments to public session items on this
agenda are accessible to the public on the school’s website, with the exception of, documents provided
at the time of the meeting. Documents that are public records and are provided at the time of the
meeting to a majority of the Board regarding a public session item, will be made available for public
inspection upon request to the Administrator’s Assistant.
