Mountain View Academy

45 S. Moss ◊ Lowell, Oregon 97452 ◊ (541)735-1709

Board of Director’s Meeting

April 23, 2024

6:00 pm – Public Session

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.

AGENDA:

 

1.0 OPENING OF PUBLIC SESSION –

1.1 Public Session called to open:  6:00pm

1.2 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)

1.2. Guests: No guests in attendance

 

1.3 Approval of Agenda:  Agenda is approved as written.

1.4 Approval of Minutes:  April Minutes are approved as written.

1.5 Schedule Next Meeting:  Tuesday, May 14th at 5:30pm-Executive Session. Public Session begins at 6pm. Tuesday, June 11th, 2024, at 6pm.

1.6 Budget: The Budget report is received and reviewed.

1.7 Financial Report: Financial packets are received and reviewed.

 

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 Approve and accept the Director’s employment contract for the 2024 – 2025 school year. Motion to approve the Director’s employment contract for the 2024-2025 school year.

Motion:  Nicco Garcia-Cash                  2nd:   Amber Burton                  Vote:  Unanimous

3.2 Approve and accept the Assistant Director’s employment contract for the 2024 – 2025 school year. Motion to approve the Assistant Director’s employment contract for the 2024-2025 school year.

Motion: Nicco Garcia-Cash                  2nd: Stephanie Johnson              Vote: Unanimous

3.3 Surplus 44 chrome books, power cords, and 22 headphones.  Motion to surplus the 44 chrome books, power cords, and 22 headphones.

Motion:  Stephanie Johnson                  2nd:   Amber Burton                  Vote:  Unanimous

3.4 Approve the Leave of Absence request for the 2024 – 2025 school year – Motion to approve the Leave of Absence request for the 2024-2025 school year.

Motion: Stephanie Johnson                   2nd:  Nicco Garcia-Cash             Vote:  Unanimous

3.5 Approve and accept the 2024 – 2025 staff contracts.  Motion to accept the 2024-2025 staff contracts.

Motion: Amber Burton                         2nd:  Beau Garner                      Vote: Unanimous

 

4.0 INFORMATION AND STUDY

 

4.1 Board Chair report – OSBA Webinar recap. Brainstorming ideas for teacher appreciation week (May 6th-9th).

 

4.2 Administrator’s Report – CAT and Smarter Balance state testing begins on Friday, April 26th. MVA’s First All School Track Meet is Thursday, April 25th. Parents are welcome to come and watch, and there are people volunteering to help. The free breakfast program started smoothly. There are some employment changes from 6 Educational Assistants in 2023-2024 to 4.25 in 2024-2025. Jessica shared updates about her George Fox schedule.

 

4.3 Board Comments – No comments.

 

5.0 ADJOURNMENT – 

Public Session Call to Close:  6:54pm

 

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.