Mountain View Academy
45 S. Moss ◊ Lowell, Oregon 97452 ◊ (541)735-1709
Board of Director’s Meeting
May 16, 2023
6:00pm – Executive Session
6:30pm – 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
- EXECUTIVE SESSION –
1.1 Executive session call to order: 6:03pm
1.2 Pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(a) To consider employment of an officer, employee, staff member or agent.
1.3 Pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(f) To consider information or records that are exempt by
law from public inspection.
1.4 Executive Session call to close: 6:38pm
2.0 OPENING OF PUBLIC SESSION –
2.1 Public Session Call to Order: 6:41pm
2.2 Attendance:
Julie Valencia, Board President
Beau Garner, Board Vice President
Stephanie Johnson, Board Secretary
Stacey Kelso, Board Member (absent)
Nicco Garcia-Cash, Board Member
Amber Burton, Board Member
Jessica Cardwell, Director
Laurie Cardwell, Director (absent)
1.3 Guests: Mollie Garcia-Cash
1.4 Approval of Agenda: Agenda is approved as written.
2.5 Approval of Minutes: April minutes are approved as written.
2.6 Schedule Next Meeting: Monday, June 5th @ 6:00pm
2.7 Budget: The board received and reviewed the budget.
2.8 Financial Report: The Board has received and reviewed their financial packets.
3.0 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.
4.0 ACTION DISCUSSION
4.1 Approve the 2022 – 2023 Annual Report – Motion to approve the 2022-2023 Annual Report.
Motion: Nicco Garcia-Cash Second: Beau Garner Vote: Unanimous
4.2 OSBA Summer Board Training – OSBA conference is coming up in August. Registration will be this month. Board members need to watch their email for information. There was explanation about the location and the scheduled activities that will be taking place.
5.0 INFORMATION AND STUDY
5.1 Board Chair report – The Board Re-appointment of Terms is applicable to Beau Garner (Vice Chair), Julie Valencia (Board Chair), Stacey Kelso (Board Member) and Nicco Garcia-Cash (Board Member) in June.
5.2 Administrator’s Report – We are fortunate to hire a part-time aide this late in the year, as this person will be ready to begin the new 2023-2024 school year. Beau researched and came up with a list of founders and board members. We are going to recognize these individuals by placing their name on a Perpetual Plaque. The kids are finishing their state tests. Kindergarten & 8th grade graduation is Wed. June 7th @ 6pm in the Lundy Gym. PreK is graduating Thursday, June 8th @ 11am. A meeting with the charter directors and a community forum was held on Monday to learn about the candidates for the Lowell Superintendent position. There is no May field trip as we were not able to get a pool that could host our Kinder-5th grade kids.
5.3 Board Comments – Clarifications about the Pre-K location to be at the main campus in the Lundy building. There is mention of support for the Kinder teacher and how we can support her.
6.0 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.
