Board Meeting April 10 2025

Horizons K8 School
Board Meeting Minutes
Date:  4/10/2025

Call to Order: 6:03 PM

Facilitators:  Travis Lockhart
Secretary/Minutes: Michelle Bargo
Timekeeper:  Emmy Kurtz
Process Observer:  Travis Lockhart

Present: Travis Lockhart, Emmy Kurtz, Kristin Hauger, Jasmine GBC, Adam Brink, John Bogosian, Jim Freund, Elizabeth Parady, Michelle Bargo, Rob Horansky

Present Online:  Rachel Clionsky, Mike Ashmore

Absent:  Fran Cohen

Other Community Members Online: Lauren Yedell, Lynn Pence

• Quorum established 

Public Comment

• Lauren Yedell:  Will you go to prom with us?  The Gala Committee has been working since September to plan this amazing event and we really want your support.  

Consent Agenda: Travis Lockhart

• Approve current agenda
• Prior Minutes
  • Motion to approve - Travis Lockhart
    • Second - Adam Brink
    • Concorded

Head of School Updates: Jasmine GBC

• Job postings & hiring updates 
  • We have hired a Director of Operations, Eileen Bauer. 
  • We’ve made progress on hiring the 5/6 teacher and other para positions.  
• Specials
  • We lost 3 specialists this year.  What is the viability of the work schedule and the FTE of the specialist positions? 
  • Faculty formed a committee to determine whether some changes should be made. 
  • Faculty will make a decision and the Council or Board would need to be involved regarding the budget implications. 
  • AMM is a funding source for potential changes to the cost.
• Gala Encouragement
  • GBC would love to see board members at the Gala! 
  • Invite a friend and let’s have an amazing time!
• Enrollment
  • ​​​​​​​As expected, there has been a bit of fluctuation with our numbers but we don’t need to open more seats because we are still full.
• Celebrations
  • We have been so fortunate this year with volunteer support, new basketball hoops, and a wonderful culture at Horizons!

Board Committees: 

• Development Committee:  Kristin Hauger
  • The Gala Committee plans to paddle raise for nature play with a goal of $30K. 
  • We hired designer Dig Design who has also given us a discount.  New Vista is giving us some rocks that were unearthed during their construction.  
  • A small committee is working on an Annual Report to inform the community about how funds are spent.
  • The “Dine and Donate” events for Horizons earned over $750!
• FRC:  Mike Ashmore, Jasmine GBC
  • 24/25 Budget - The budget is going extremely well this year.  
    • We won’t have 25/26 numbers until the end of April. 
    • BVSD hasn’t announced the 25/26 COLA. 
    • Our benefit costs will increase by 4.6% for 25/26 and most of our budget is actually salary.  We should have a very conservative budget in place for next year.  
    • We cannot approve the Fund 11 budget for 25/26 without numbers so there may be additional/ late Board or Council meetings to approve.
    • There was discussion about fine-tuning the Fund 11 vs. the Council Budget so that essential/ operational budget and non-essential items are more clearly separated out.  

Upcoming Board Vacancies and Election: Michelle Bargo, Travis Lockhart

• There are 4 parent board openings and faculty is still determining how many faculty board members are returning to board positions.  Michael Joseph, Joel Gratz, Jessica Slatus, Dulce Monteiro Mendes
• Submission deadline is 4/28/25 for those interested in board positions.
• Our rising At-Large Board members (John Bogosian, Mike Ashmore) will be appointed at the Board Meeting immediately following the Annual Meeting of Members.

New Business: 

• We got the OWL audiovisual equipment.  It’s a 365 degree camera with 8 microphones.

Process Observer: 

• Travis Lockhart: We stuck to the agenda and finished well ahead of schedule!

Adjourn:  6:55 PM