Avalon School
President: Dawn Van Ryn Board Members:
Vice President: Carrie Bakken Monessa Newell
Secretary: Skip Olsen Jo Sullivan
Treasurer: Walter Anastazievsky Regina Goldner
Agenda
Call to order: 6:05 p.m.
Secretary’s Report/Approval of the Minutes: Minutes for November approved
Approval of the Agenda: Approved
Finance
Treasurer’s Report:
- The audit was good and auditors will be here next month.
- MDE didn’t make payment on Oct. 30 due to state malfunction, but will make up the payment in December
- Percentages of budget expenditures are on track for the year
- We continue to have healthy amount of cash. This will prove useful because of the governor’s “unallotment”
Wire Transfers: The Board approved the following wire transfers:
10312009 11/3/2009 PERA $670.69
11152009 11/12/2009 PERA $668.89
11162009 11/30/2009 Wells Fargo $345.00
11302009 11/30/2009 Wells Fargo $37,476.42
111520092 11/30/2009 Wells Fargo $35,450.69
111520093 11/30/2009 Wells Fargo $88.05
113020092 11/30/2009 Wells Fargo $89.11
State Compliance/Policies
- As state law requires the Cooperative Coordinator to be an ex-officio member of the Board, Carrie resigned as a voting member from the Board.
- Carrie’s position on the board will be filled by a teacher.
- The Board approved the job descriptions.
Old Business
Reviewed packet of material that Carrie created in preparation for our Strategic Planning meeting on January 7, 2010. In addition, we talked about what additional information we might need at the meeting.
New Business
- Carrie will be attending a meeting to get details on Race to the Top. Apparently, we’d have to do Q-Comp in order to participate in Race to the Top.
- Most staff development would be related to Q-Comp and Race to the Top.
- Revised budget will be sent out for study and for action in February.
Adjourned: 7:02 p.m.
Next Meeting: January 7th, 2010 for Strategic Planning. Next scheduled monthly board meeting is January 12, 2010