Mountain View Academy
45 S. Moss ◊ Lowell, Oregon 97452 ◊ (541)735-1709
Board of Director’s Meeting
September 23, 2025
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 Amber Burton 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: 6:01pm
1.2 Attendance:
Julie Valencia, Board President
Beau Garner, Board Vice President
Amber Burton, Board Secretary
Stacey Kelso, Board Member (via zoom)
Becky Bessett, Board Member (absent)
Nicco Garcia-Cash, Board Member (absent)
Jessica Cardwell, Director
Laurie Cardwell, Director (absent)
1.2. Guests:
1.3 Approval of Agenda: Approved as written
1.4 Approval of Minutes: Approved as written except for formatting issue that will be followed up on for 1.6.
1.5 Schedule Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 28th at 6:00 pm
1.6 Budget: SSF went up by $23, big purchases discussed (books, field trips). Grant revenue went down by $4,500. Jessica followed up on the building maintenance line item and the number was adjusted.
1.7 Financial Report: The board has received and reviewed their financial packets.
1.8 Staff Presentations: Rob Miles – 7th grade teacher. Presented and discussed new incentive program in middle school – Token Economy. Described the positive changes seen since implementing the program.
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 – Finalize the 2025 – 2026 Strategic Plan – Beau reviewed goals that we have accomplished and our goals for the 2025 – 2026 school year.
3.2 – Contract update to reflect MVA taking over business services – Part of our charter contract is that we pay the district for services used. Perspective from Scott and the district lawyers was that a contract change was not necessary. Julie wants all changes to be documented, so we don’t have to rely on memory. A Memorandum of Agreement was created by MVA for clarity purposes. This changes two sentences in the original contract, Appendix B – contract services.
Motion to approve the MOA between MVA and the Lowell School District regarding services. Beau motioned to approve, Stacey motioned second. Motion has unanimously passed.
4.0 INFORMATION AND STUDY
4.1 Board Chair report – Discussion for a possible onboarding of a new board member.
4.2 Board Member report – Julie and Amber will be attending the Charter Conference in October.
4.3 Administrator’s Report – iReady implemented for 1st-8th grade. Teachers are currently working on the 2025/26 school year goals. New students to MVA are very diverse. We have added an aide in several classes to help students with learning disabilities. Big thank you from Pleasant Hill counseling department regarding the “great humans” that we send them year after year.
5.0 ADJOURNMENT –
Public Session adjourned: 7:03 pm
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.
