Mountain View Academy
45 S. Moss ◊ Lowell, Oregon 97452 ◊ (541)735-1709
Board of Director’s Meeting – MVA Modular Classroom
November 19, 2024
6:00pm – Executive Session
6:20pm Public Session to follow
| 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. |
AGENDA
Public Session Call to Order: 6:00pm
1.0_EXECUTIVE SESSION – Mountain View Academy Modular Classroom
- Executive session call to order: 6:00pm
- Pursuant to ORS 192.660 (2)(f) To consider information or records that are exempt by law from public inspection.
- Executive Session Adjourned: 6:16pm
2.0 OPENING OF PUBLIC SESSION –
2.1 Resume public session: 6:16pm. No action taken.
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 (via Zoom)
Stacey Kelso, Board Member (via Zoom)
Jessica Cardwell, Director
Laurie Cardwell, Asst. Director (Absent)
2.3.1 Guests: No guests in attendance
2.4 Approval of Agenda: Agenda is approved as written.
2.5 Approval of Minutes: October minutes are approved as written.
2.5 Schedule Next Meeting: If needed, the board has scheduled a December meeting on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 6:00pm.
2.6 Budget: The board discussed the openings in middle school and the financial impact. The bathroom project is now its own line item in the budget (capital outlay).
2.7 Financial Report: The board received and reviewed 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 Bathroom project update- JBE Construction sent an email update. The truss package has come in and they are assembling the calc package to go along with the permit submittal. The goal is to submit to the city at the end of November.
4.2 Surplus two sections of Middle School Foss (science) curriculum- This curriculum – purchased in 2015 – is no longer able to connect to the online resources provided by FOSS. Motion to surplus the two sections of Middle school FOSS (science) curriculum:
1st Stephanie Johnson 2nd: Nicco Garcia-Cash Vote: Unanimous
5.0 INFORMATION AND STUDY
5.1 Board Chair report – Board survey to be completed. New OGEC public meeting law requires school board members to complete a training once per term (every two years).
5.2 Administrator’s Report– 97% of parents attended the Parent Teacher Conferences. Teachers will complete these conferences this week. December activities are scheduled from a Christmas craft to an Adventures in Narnia play at LCC. Teachers are enjoying the Healthy Moves PE teachers.
5.3 Board Member Reports– Amber and Stephanie attended the Annual Charter School Conference and presented a follow-up report.
6.0 ADJOURNMENT
Public Session Adjourned: 7:23pm
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.
