Mountain View Academy
45 S. Moss ◊ Lowell, Oregon 97452 ◊ (541)735-1709
Board of Director’s Meeting
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
6:00 pm – Public Session
Location: MVA Office
| 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: 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: 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
1.2. Guests: No guests in attendance
1.3 Approval of Agenda: Approved as written.
1.4 Approval of Minutes: July 2024 minutes are approved as written
1.5 Schedule Next Meeting: Tuesday, September 24th @ 6pm
1.6 Budget: At the time of the meeting, the board had not received the July financials. The first deposit from the SSF will be in September, when enrollment numbers are reported. Amended 2024 – 2025 budget is in progress.
1.7 Financial Report: The board has received and reviewed the financial reports.
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 Bathroom update – JBE Construction has provided MVA with initial renderings that layout the proposed design and placement.
3.2 Staff contract addendum – We would like to add an additional 5, personal leave days to the 2024 – 2025 staff contract. Nicco Garcia-Cash motions to add an addendum to the staff contracts which would add 5 personal leave days.
2nd: Amber Burton Vote: Unanimous
3.3 2024-2025 School Calendar Update – Due to the state-wide in-service on October 11th, we need to move the field trip. Stephanie Johnson motion to move the field trip scheduled on October 11th to October 18th.
2nd: Nicco Garcia-Cash Vote: Unanimous
3.4 Review and Discuss the 2023-2024 budget- The board acknowledged and discussed the finalized 2023 – 2024 budget.
4.0 INFORMATION AND STUDY
4.1 Board Chair report – Staff survival kits are prepped and ready to go for the first day of school. Julie presented a 2024 OSBA Conference recap.
4.2 Administrator’s Report – Jessica provided updates on P.E. times and teachers. We have updated our drop off/dismissal time for the 24-25 school year. Doors will open at 7:55am and dismiss at 3:05pm. Jessica shared a future change we will need to make, regarding senate bill 1502. Back to School orientation is Wednesday August 28th at 6pm. MVA will be participating in an emergency response training with the district on September 13th. Beau, Stephanie, and Amber are interested in attending the Oregon Coalition of Charter Schools Annual Conference in November.
4.3 Board Comments – Amber Burton shared her OSBA Conference recap. Beau asked for the timeline on amending the 2024 – 2025 budget.
5.0 ADJOURNMENT –
Meeting adjourned at 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.
