Mountain View Academy
45 S. Moss ◊ Lowell, Oregon 97452 ◊ (541)735-1709
Board of Director’s Meeting – MVA Modular Classroom

August 29, 2023
6:00pm – Executive Session
6:30pm – Public Session

AGENDA

Board meeting Call to Order: 6:02pm
1.0_EXECUTIVE SESSION – Mountain View Academy Modular Classroom
1.1 Executive session call to order: 6:03PM.
1.2 Pursuant to ORS 192.660 (2)(f) To consider information or records that are exempt by law
from public inspection.
1.3 Pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(a) To consider the employment of a public officer, employee,
staff member, or individual agent.
1.4 Executive Session Call to Pause: 6:30PM
2.0 OPENING OF PUBLIC SESSION –
2.1 Public Session Call to Order: 6:32PM
2.2 Attendance:
Julie Valencia, Board President
Beau Garner, Board Vice President
Stephanie Johnson, Board Secretary
Amber Burton, Board Member
Nicco Garcia – Cash, Board Member
Stacey Kelso, Board Member (via Zoom)
Jessica Cardwell, Director
Laurie Cardwell, Asst. Director
1.2.1 Guests: Riley Lutz
Scott Yakovich
Mollie Garcia-Cash
John Nagy

2.3 Approval of Agenda: Today’s agenda is approved as written.
2.4 Approval of Minutes: Previous minutes are approved as recorded.

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 comment on
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 at the meeting or the public may submit written comments by email to
MVAboardsecretary@mtviewacademy.org. Clearly label the subject line as: “Public Comment: 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.

2.5 Schedule Next Meeting: Sept. 26, 2023 @ 6:00PM
2.6 Budget: 2022 -2023 Closing budget & Amended 2023-2024 budget.
2.7 Financial Report: The board has received & reviewed financial reports.

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.
3.1 Scott Yakovich introduced himself as the Lowell School District Superintendent.
4.0 ACTION DISCUSSION
4.1 Discuss the modular bathroom options – Laurie presented the board with three floor plans
(12’x25’, 12’x44’, 12’x54’). All furnishings included. The board viewed the site for the potential
restrooms. More research on the building process and total costs with updates to follow.
4.2 Discuss Future Focus Fund – Rather than moving funds to the FFF, the board decided they
would create a line item for this capital project. This action will resume in September.
4.3 Discuss the 2023 – 2024 staff salary – Approve staff salary increases, as presented by the
Director.
Motion: Nicco Garcia-Cash 2 nd Motion: Amber Burton Vote: Unanimous
4.4 Discuss the Years of Service Award – Approve the Years of Service Award for staff
members serving 10+ years and include this award in the staff handbook for the future.
Motion: Stephanie Johnson 2 nd Motion: Nicco Garcia-Cash Vote: Unanimous
4.5 Approve the amended 2023 – 2024 budget – Motion to approve the amended 2023 – 2024
budget.
Motion: Nicco Garcia-Cash 2 nd Motion: Stacey Kelso Vote: Unanimous
5.0 INFORMATION AND STUDY
5.1 Board Chair report – Julie shared the “Director To-Do List” (Job Tasks/Goals) with the
board. We will be scheduling a Workshop in near future to work on our strategic plan.
5.2 Administrator’s Report – Reminder that ALL board members are mandatory reporters.
Mandatory Reporter Training is to be completed. OSBA Fall Conference November 9 th -11 th (over
Veteran’s Day) available to the board members who wish to attend. Oregon Family Leave Act
information was provided to the board – most requests for leave will go through this program and
be evaluated/determined by the State of Oregon.
5.3 Board Member Reports – Nicco asked about the availability for the public to attend the
meetings. It is expressed that the public can come to the meeting in person or request the Zoom
meeting information. Beau shared a takeaway from the OSBA conference; what he learned about
strategic planning.
6.0 – UNFINISHED BUSINESS

6.1 Pause public session: 7:45pm. 5-minute recess.
6.2 Executive Session Call to Resume: 7:50PM
6.3 Executive Session Call to Close: 8:19PM.
6.4 Resume Public Session. 8:20pm. No action taken.
7.0 ADJOURNMENT
Public Session Call to Close: 8:20pm
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.