Mountain View Academy
45 S. Moss ◊ Lowell, Oregon 97452 ◊ (541)735-1709
Board of Director’s Meeting
March 18, 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 Stephanie Johnson or the public may submit written comments by email to MVAboardsecretary@mtviewacademy.org. Clearly label the subject line as: “Public Comment: March 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: 5:58pm
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 (absent)
1.2. Guests:
1.3 Approval of Agenda: Agenda is approved as written
1.4 Approval of Minutes: February minutes are approved as posted.
1.5 Schedule Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 6pm
1.6 Budget: The student enrollment budgeted at 144 is now at 137. SSF grant is projected at $10,258 for the 24-25 school year. Our enrollment has created a dip in revenue for the 2024 – 2025 school year.
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 2025 – 2026 Budget discussion – Jessica suggests that as we create the 2025-2026 budget, we should plan to create a new fund for student needs.
3.2 2025 – 2026 Calendar update – Veterans Day is on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. We want to align with the district calendar, so transportation and food service is available to students. To do that, we will need to have school on Wednesday-Friday that week. Monday would be considered a “grade day”.
3.3 Bathroom update – Jessica & Laurie are applying for the Ford Family Foundation (FFF) grant. Our goal is to highlight how this bathroom project will benefit the community, not just the school.
3.4 Strategic Planning –Three goals are completed. The teachers and leadership are working hard to improve the culture around parent volunteers being more involved. There are a few goals that we will carry into the 2025-2026 school year. The board will collect feedback from the teachers and staff in regards to our strategic plans.
4.0 INFORMATION AND STUDY
4.1 Board Chair report – Received one application for the open board position. Still waiting on the Audit report.
4.2 Administrator’s Report – The formal observations and post observations are completed. ELA curriculum for 1st – 5th grade has been purchased with the ELG grant funds.
4.3 Board Comments – No comments.
5.0 ADJOURNMENT –
Public Session Adjourned: 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.
