Mountain View Academy
45 S. Moss ◊ Lowell, Oregon 97452 ◊ (541)735-1709
Board of Director’s Meeting
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
6:00 pm – Public Session in the 7th grade classroom.
| 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 Call to Open: 6:01pm
1.2 Attendance:
Julie Valencia, Board President (via zoom)
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: McKenna Gibeau
1.3 Approval of Agenda: September agenda approved as presented.
1.4 Approval of Minutes: August 2024 minutes are approved as written.
1.5 Schedule Next Meeting: The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at 6:00pm in the 7th grade classroom.
1.6 Budget: SSF funding came in under the projected amount. There was an increase in the projected SIA grant and the addition of the Early Literacy grant.
1.7 Financial Report: The board has received and reviewed their financial packet.
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- Aaron Broderick at JBE provided a detailed update for the current expenditures on the bathroom project. The plans are in process and permits will hopefully be ready by end of October.
3.2 Amend the 2024 – 2025 budget- Review of the 2024-2025 budget with the amended changes. Motion to approve the amended 2024-2025 budget:
Motion: Beau Garner Second: Amber Burton Vote: Unanimous
3.3 Approve the 2024-2025 PACT agreement: PACT agreed to a reasonable rate to sign on as our school’s attorney. Motion to accept the 2024-2025 PACT agreement:
Motion: Stephanie Johnson Second: Nicco Garcia-Cash Vote: Unanimous
4.0 INFORMATION AND STUDY
4.1 Board Chair report – The online trainings are due October 10th.
4.2 Administrator’s Report –Jessica shared information on the Oregon At-A-Glance narrative. Terra Nova test scores are available and going out to families in the 1st quarter report cards. The September field trip is Friday the 29th and the kids are excited – we had to use a charter company due to driver shortage in the district. Jessica updated the board on the staffing for this year. The board discussed the Oregon Coalition of Charter Schools conference in November – Stephanie and Amber are planning to attend.
4.3 Board Comments – Nicco Garcia-Cash expressed an interest in spending a day at the school again this year. Stacy Kelso asked if we could review the school’s safety protocol so board members would
5.0 ADJOURNMENT –
Public Session Call to Close: 6:45pm
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.
